# Born to Run ## Metadata * Author: [Christopher McDougall](https://www.amazon.comundefined) * ASIN: B0028MBKVG * ISBN: 1861978774 * Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0028MBKVG * [Kindle link](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B0028MBKVG) ## Highlights “Anything the Tarahumara eat, you can get very easily,” Tony told me. “It’s mostly pinto beans, squash, chili peppers, wild greens, pinole, and lots of chia. And pinole isn’t as hard to get as you think.” Nativeseeds.org sells it online, along with heritage seeds in case you want to grow your own corn and whiz up some homemade pinole in a coffee grinder. Protein is no problem; according to a 1979 study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the traditional Tarahumara diet exceeds the United Nations’ recommended daily intake by more than 50 percent. As for bone-strengthening calcium, that gets worked into tortillas and pinole with the limestone the Tarahumara women use to soften the corn. — location: [3412](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B0028MBKVG&location=3412) ^ref-44371 --- I kept waiting for all the old ghosts of the past to come roaring out—the screaming Achilles, the ripped hamstring, the plantar fasciitis. I started carrying my cell phone on the longer runs, convinced that any day now, I’d end up a limping mess by the side of the road. Whenever I felt a twinge, I ran through my diagnostics: Back straight? Check. Knees bent and driving forward? Check. Heels flicking back? … There’s your problem. Once I made the adjustment, the hot spot always eased and disappeared. By the time Eric bumped me up to five-hour runs in the last month before the race, ghosts and cell phone were forgotten. — location: [3476](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B0028MBKVG&location=3476) ^ref-61205 ---