The 'tarahumara' Use Their Legs 'as Designed.'

Perhaps All Our Troubles - All The Violence, Obesity, Illness, Depression, And Greed We Can't Overcome - Began When We Stopped Living As Running People. Deny Your Nature, And It Will Erupt In Some Other, Uglier Way.

If You Read Folklore And Mythology, Any Kind Of Myths, Any Kind Of Tall Tales, Running Is Always Associated With Freedom And Vitality And Youthfulness And Eternal Vigor. It's Only In Our Lifetime That Running Has Become Associated With Fear And Pain.

The Reason We Race Isn't So Much To Beat Each Other... But To Be With Each Other.

Every Morning In Africa, A Gazelle Wakes Up, It Knows It Must Outrun The Fastest Lion Or It Will Be Killed. Every Morning In Africa, A Lion Wakes Up. It Knows It Must Run Faster Than The Slowest Gazelle, Or It Will Starve. It Doesn't Matter Whether You're The Lion Or A Gazelle-when The Sun Comes Up, You'd Better Be Running.

It’s Easy To Get Outside Yourself When You’re Thinking About Someone Else.