How did they hike for hundreds of miles on a starvation diet and maintain the strength to defeat their enemies? That question drove this book. Where does your latest adventure unfold?ĬM: On Crete, the birthplace of the classical Greek heroism that spawned the likes of Heracles and Odysseus, I followed in the footsteps of World War II resistance fighters during Nazi occupation. Like Born to Run, your new book is both a fitness revolution and an adventure story. Look at the explosion in obstacle course racing, Crossfit, mud runs-anything where people are getting outside and doing something unpredictable. Similarly, the natural fitness revolution is already happening. I was just the dude sitting on the surfboard when the wave came. What inspired you to take the ideas of Born to Run beyond the running community?ĬM: The minimalist running movement was already underway when I wrote Born to Run. Along the way, he discovers surprising truths about fitness and heroism-truths that can change the way we move and live. McDougall retraces their steps in the razor-sharp mountains of Crete, experiencing firsthand the extreme physical challenges they face. (Matthew McConaughey is starring in the upcoming feature film as Caballo Blanco.) Now, in his new book Natural Born Heroes, McDougall follows in the footsteps of resistance fighters in World War II who plot the daring abduction of a general during the peak of the Nazi occupation. In his bestselling book Born to Run, Christopher McDougall shadowed the indigenous Tarahumara and a wily ex-boxer named Caballo Blanco to uncover the secrets of distance running.

Born to Run Author Christopher McDougall talks about his new book, resistance fighters, and the Five Fingers fallout.

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