Born to Run 2 Quotes

“To make a long run easier, I break it into a bunch of mini destinations such as some little library books within a few miles of their running course.”
― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

“I always thought of running as a superpower,” she says. But when power is simply stored, it’s useless. It needs to be used, conducted, applied to an engine of change.”
― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

“Experiment with your gears. Run slowly enough to sing as you go, then gradually pick up the pace until you can puff out only a few words at a time. Work your way up and down the gear range, mixing in a few short bursts so you remember what it feels like to go Full Burn.”
― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

“Think of these runs as dance rehearsals rather than exercise: your goal is to master moves and rhythm, not just bash out distance.”
― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

“Caesar set his legion’s All Day speed at exactly “twenty Roman miles in five summer hours,” or 15:00 minutes a mile. The next faster gear was double-time, a 13:30 clip that covered twenty-two Roman miles in five hours. When you factor in the gnarly terrain and 45-pound packs on their backs, that’s a churn rate any ultrarunner would envy.”
― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

“Daniels began filming elite athletes, and he noticed something fascinating: they all tended to run at about 180 steps per minute—ninety per leg—whether going fast or slow. To accelerate, they just lengthened their stride without changing that 180-beat rhythm. Daniels then turned his attention toward new runners, and found they typically had a much slower cadence, more like 160. The mistake these beginners were making, Daniels realized, was confusing quick with hard.”
― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

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― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide