Running Is The Heart Of What It

Try The Meditation Of The Trail, Just Walk Along Looking At The Trail At Your Feet And Don't Look About And Just Fall Into A Trance As The Ground Zips By," Kerouac Wrote. "trails Are Like That: You're Floating Along In A Shakespearean Arden Paradise And Expect To See Nymphs And Fluteboys, Then Suddenly You're Struggling In A Hot Broiling Sun Of Hell In Dust And Nettles And Poison Oak... Just Like Life.

When I'm Out On A Long Run," She Continued, "the Only Thing In Life That Matters Is Finishing The Run. For Once, My Brain Isn't Going Blehblehbleh All The Time. Everything Quiets Down, And The Only Thing Going On Is Pure Flow. It's Jus Time And The Movement And The Motion.that's What Love--just Being A Barbarian, Running Through The Woods.

The 'tarahumara' Use Their Legs 'as Designed.' By Running At A Young Age With Minimal Footwear, They Naturally Develop The Best Biomechanical Use Of Their Legs. Cushioned Shoes Restrict Foot Movements And Allow For Over-striding. Short Strides Are Natural.

There's Something So Universal About That Sensation, The Way Running Unites Our Two Most Primal Impulses: Fear And Pleasure. We Run When We're Scared, We Run When We're Ecstatic, We Run Away From Our Problems And Run Around For A Good Time.

We Are The Biggest Sissies In The Jungle. Every Other Animal Is Stronger Than We Are - They Have Fangs, They Have Claws, They Have Nimbleness, They Have Speed. We Think Usain Bolt Is Fast - Usain Bolt Can Get His Ass Kicked By A Squirrel.