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Has anyone read or heard of this book?
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Chris.../dp/0739383728
I think I might pick it up. I heard an interview of the author and it sounds really interesting. The amazon summary and interview with him hits a lot of the highlights but there was one thing that it left out. He does this section on the hunting paradox of evolution. The idea is that humans developed large brains, a development requiring large protein sources, about 1.5 million years before they developed the tools and weapons allegedly required to hunt these large protein sources. A duo at the University of Utah hypothesized that they simply ran down their prey. Apparently, humans are unique in that they have sweat glands, and can thus dissipate heat through sweating, in addition to breathing/panting. This enabled them to chase down their prey until it overheated, essentially running them to death. How long does this take? 2-5 hours, or the time it takes to run a marathon, which he sees as a manifestation of our unique evolutionary trait. The author argues that the human body is evolutionarily designed to run and that the reason why so many people get injured running is that we're doing it wrong. I've seen some of these ideas recently in the Chi running approach and from that guy who runs all of his races barefoot; this interview got me curious to look into it some more.
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Chris.../dp/0739383728
I think I might pick it up. I heard an interview of the author and it sounds really interesting. The amazon summary and interview with him hits a lot of the highlights but there was one thing that it left out. He does this section on the hunting paradox of evolution. The idea is that humans developed large brains, a development requiring large protein sources, about 1.5 million years before they developed the tools and weapons allegedly required to hunt these large protein sources. A duo at the University of Utah hypothesized that they simply ran down their prey. Apparently, humans are unique in that they have sweat glands, and can thus dissipate heat through sweating, in addition to breathing/panting. This enabled them to chase down their prey until it overheated, essentially running them to death. How long does this take? 2-5 hours, or the time it takes to run a marathon, which he sees as a manifestation of our unique evolutionary trait. The author argues that the human body is evolutionarily designed to run and that the reason why so many people get injured running is that we're doing it wrong. I've seen some of these ideas recently in the Chi running approach and from that guy who runs all of his races barefoot; this interview got me curious to look into it some more.
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