Christopher McDougall: Are We Born to Run?

Human beings have continually evolved over thousands of years. Many wonder and question researchers, "How did we survive in the 1600s and anytime before that?" The idea is that we simply were born to run.

-Native American Indians

• Hid in Copper Canyon where they persevered through many years


• Free from modern diseases and illnesses


• If the oldest and first sharp object constructed specifically for weaponry originated 200,000 years ago, how did human beings survive before that?

-Ethiopian Woman Runs a Marathon

• Hasn't ran in eight years


• Recently nearly died in child birth


• Kept up with a professional runners

-Women in the Olympics

• "Too slow"


• Body type not suitable for long-distance running


• Woman finishes eighth in a forty-eight hour race

These examples give perfect reasoning to the idea that groups of human beings in early years hunted and survived like packs of wolves. We ran our prey to death. Groups of humans aging anywhere from twenty to eighty years old were chasing down dinner day by day. Running is a natural ability that replenishes pride in our ancestors' soul.