[genghisjahn]

I read Born to Run and loved it. I never did the barefoot running thing. I just started running. That was four years ago. Weight is down. BP is down. A1C in the middle of normal. It’s done wonders.

There’s a passage in there about how humans have evolved to run that’s fascinating. Made me realize maybe we are naturals at running.

[JKCalhoun]

Was is David Attenborough's "Planet Earth"? There was a bit about a tribe that hunt antelope or some other kind of herd animal. After separating one from the herd, the human eventually "outruns" it. Not in speed but just tenacity, endurance — the animal eventually collapses.

Blew my mind that we could do that.

[genghisjahn]

It's possible it's in both places. In the book there is a passage, "if you can run six miles on a summer day then you, my friend, are a lethal weapon in the animal kingdom. We can dump heat on the run, but animals can’t pant while they gallop."

[matthewowen]

It's in Born to Run.