In that regard it changed everything, on a personal level. Getting hurt is not an issue on my mind anymore. But from the running perspective, everything has changed. How has your life changed since it was published? In a way, from the book perspective, nothing has changed. Your book Born to Run has been a huge success. Curiously they're coming at running like this was 1957, so they go to the running magazines, and the magazines say "you need shoes", so they buy the shoes. They're working a lot so they don't have that excess energy to burn. You know the Amish don't really do recreational sports. It's interesting their approach to running is really rudimentary because it's not a sport they're familiar with. It's funny because the Amish tend to go barefoot all the time, so that whole question about running shoes is probably among the most intense conversations I've had with them about running.ĭid you suggest they try running barefoot? You know, I try never to encourage anybody to do anything. Do they wear old fashioned running kit? If they're out in the world, they'll wear shorts and T-shirt, but if they're at home for local runs they'll wear their long pants and long shirts.Īnd what about footwear? You know, pretty conventional, normal running shoes.
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