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I Have The Idea That Running Shoes Are Based On A Kind Of Cult Idea - That Our Feet Are Flawed And We Need Shoes To Correct Those Flaws. The Shoe Companies Are In The Business Of Selling Shoes. But There's No Evidence From Running Shoe Manufacturers That They're Right. There's No Scientific Data That Running Shoes Reduce Injury.

But You Can't Muscle Through A Five-hour Run That Way; You Have To Relax Into It Like Easing Your Body Into A Hot Bath, Until It No Longer Resists The Shock And Begins To Enjoy It.

Make Friends With Pain, And You Will Never Be Alone.~ken Chlouber, Colorado Miner And Creator Of The Leadville Trail 100 Mile Race

Even Charles Darwin, That Human Decoder Ring Of Bizarre Behavior, Found The Idea Of Saving A Stranger's Life To Be A Total Head-scratcher.

Anyone Can Do Running. Running Should Be Easy. It Should Be Fun. It Should Include Everyone. It Shouldn't Be A Punishment For Eating Cheesecake, Which Is What We've Turned It Into.