Book · 2009 · Sports & Recreation
Born to Run
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- episodes
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They talk a little bit about that in the book bn run even as a non-runner I I recommend that book to everybody because it's uh it will make you want to try running.
What they say about it
- Discusses running and tribes“about the Taro Humara tribe”5
- Reductive view on minimalism“about minimalism and barefoot running”2
The best things said about it
Another one is definitely Born to Run for the same reason by Christopher McDougall.
Saagar Enjeti Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 2021 Really good book, but it talks about the evolution of mankind.
Tim Ferriss The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2013 There's this book, Born to Run, that describes their running and calls them a hidden tribe of super athletes.
Born to Run a book that you know we all fell in love with several years ago.
Rich Roll The Rich Roll Podcast · Dec 2022 It's called Born to Run by Christopher McDougall it's an amazing book.
Rich Roll The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2013 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is a celebrated exploration of endurance running, human evolution, and the remarkable Tarahumara tribe of Mexico. The book has garnered enthusiastic praise and recommendations across several prominent podcasts. A super chat viewer on Timcast IRL recommended the text to Ian Crossland, emphasizing its physical benefits and pointing toward the Tarahumara Tribe. Similarly, Saagar Enjeti recommended Christopher McDougall's work on the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting his intention to dive right back into it. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Keith Weber strongly recommended the book even to non-runners, explaining that it genuinely inspires people to want to try running. Tim Ferriss also brought up the volume on the same show, highlighting its insights into the evolution of mankind and endurance running. Other hosts and guests have frequently discussed the themes within the text. Joe Rogan talked about its focus on the Tarahumara tribe, while Brad Barrett touched upon it in relation to barefoot-style running on ChooseFI. Rich Roll mentioned the author when discussing the mind-body connection, and Steven Bartlett's guest Daniel Lieberman referenced the book to describe the Tarahumara athletes as a hidden tribe of super athletes. Through these varied discussions, the book continues to be recognized as a powerful testament to human physical potential.
Every mention
Keith Weber they talk a little bit about that in the book bn run even as a non-runner I I recommend that book to everyb… 1
Recommended
“they talk a little bit about that in the book bn run even as a non-runner I I recommend that book to everybody because it's uh it will make you want to try running”
Saagar Enjeti another one is definitely born to run for the same reason by christopher mcdougall which is that i'm just g… 1
Recommended
“another one is definitely born to run for the same reason by christopher mcdougall which is that i'm just gonna listen to this whole podcast next week”
Tim Ferriss Have you ever read Born to Run? No. Uh really good book, but it talks about the evolution of mankind. 1
Recommended
“Have you ever read Born to Run? No. Uh really good book, but it talks about the evolution of mankind.”
Rich Roll I think with with Born to Run, um it became a little bit reductive in the sense that everyone just thought… 11
Discussed
“I have the author of Born to Run here.”
Discussed
“I think with with Born to Run, um it became a little bit reductive in the sense that everyone just thought it was about minimalism and barefoot running and that is a piece in there for sure, right?”
Discussed
“on the one hand obviously we have Christopher McDougall here I want to hear all his amazing stories from his journeys emanating from Born to Run a book that you know we all fell in love with several years ago”
Discussed
“so this guy becomes the central figure the protagonist in in Born to Run and all the stories are kind of through his lived experience”
Discussed
“like in retrospect looking back this idea being that running it wasn't a narrative about running as uh you know a suffering vehicle for personal growth which is kind of like what my book's about right but it was about finding the joy in the community right that that this should be a joyous expansive experience”
Discussed
“Born to Run was not an instant New York Times bestseller I think that would surprise a lot of people”
Discussed
“and they'll say hey Born to Run look at that it might have been just before that and then it just built from there”
Discussed
“with Born to Run um it became a little bit reductive in the sense that everyone just thought it was about minimalism and barefoot running”
Discussed
“I took it to be very like sort of a swimming version of Chris McDougall's born to run.”
Discussed
“I know born and born to Bryan they he acts like I did you I've made up I was gonna turn around and like who does that cuz that's I mean that's how I first became familiar with you like through through born over which I read before I got into all this whole world that kind of put you”
Discussed
“it's called Born to Run by Christopher McDougall it's an amazing book”
Joe Rogan I think it was called Born to Run, but it was like about the Taro Humara tribe. 4
Discussed
“I think it was called Born to Run, but it was like about the Taro Humara tribe.”
Discussed
“but those guys up in the mountains that they're talking about in that book born to run i feel like they have some of them made their own shoes with like tires”
Discussed
“and well that's what part of that book Born to Run that she lost mountains”
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“ever read that you know book no but I I do know the premise of it Christoper McDougle”
Christopher McDougall he was reading Born to Run someone like slapped into his hands when he's in the makeup chair he's reading t… 2
Discussed
“he was reading Born to Run someone like slapped into his hands when he's in the makeup chair he's reading this book”
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“book is not reviewed at all uh Runners no reviews at all to this day Runner's World has never written an article about born and run”
Brad Barrett Did you read Born to Run at some point? Me too! 1
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“Did you read Born to Run at some point? Me too!”
Pat Barry like so I was like I felt like it was more of a job than it was like just for fun and now I run for fun and… 1
Discussed
“like so I was like I felt like it was more of a job than it was like just for fun and now I run for fun and it's great you know it's just like a I don't know I think there's there's a book called like Born to Run minutes it's great”
Steven Bartlett There's this book, 'Born to Run,' that describes their running and calls them a hidden tribe of super athle… 1
Discussed
“There's this book, 'Born to Run,' that describes their running and calls them a hidden tribe of super athletes.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
Recommended
“Very healthy for the body. Check out Tara Humara Tribe of Mexico andor read the book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall.”
Discussed
“so he puts this thing across the top of my foot and then I just read Born to Run and it's a book about African tribes long distance running and stuff like that”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“uh on non-fiction there are five new titles starting down at number 16 Christopher McDougall who is a contributing editor to outside magazine and the author of a um book called Born to Run some years back that was also a bestseller has a book called Natural Born Heroes”
Plugged
“at the time I wrote Born to Run the running bookshelf was pretty thin it was ultra marathon man which was a great adventure and then a bunch of stuff about how not to get chafed”
Passing
“I was recalling attending a book event it must have been Born to Run had been out a little bit so maybe it was 2010 it was a book soup in West Hollywood”
Passing
“if you know for the people who have not read more in Iran it's a kind of contextualize it a little bit”
Plugged
“and that was my total orientation for Born to Run was like the sports movies I love the most are sports I don't give a crap about you know like Bulldog”
Plugged
“and at the time I wrote Born to Run the running bookshelf was pretty thin it was ultra marathon man which was a great adventure”
Passing
“have you ever read the book chi running or uh born to run anything like that”