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“Born to Run” author Christopher McDougall on the life of long-distance runner Micah True.
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I don't call it won't -- and so Thursday they got a call dead he's going for job accused staying with friends particular wilderness lodge.
Igor a six hour -- Monday.
It backfired due to stay get a couple hours to kill -- he did a little.
Well while -- back we never gave back and buy a way -- people concerned about Thursday.
Reuters from across the country were -- -- direction to join the search.
-- -- it was in good health.
It didn't fantastic shape this guy had unbelievable range -- -- 3040 miles of the time without breaking a sweat.
And that's what's so badly about it -- ordinarily we don't know where you.
He could be of Fortis is that this that we know he had.
I think the that a few miles of his base -- left is doors behind what -- -- go to ghost dog he called them.
And you'd never put that -- in jeopardy -- built intended to come back it is just.
I united -- between -- right there we just couldn't find.
Obviously you know I'm on.
A bunch of friends and arm well but.
On those of us through loved your book.
All felt like -- -- you know -- dollars -- on the got on the plane.
All but backed up a little bit and tell me.
A hard your first met him and who we was -- -- that was September and little bit about him margin.
Sure -- -- -- -- but without a lot of Indians of Mexico and I'd read these reports they can run a 150 mile to -- -- -- the time I thought.
No way of knowing anybody who -- sandals.
A release candidate is -- the possible.
I would doubt try to -- -- double -- it like it.
I'll do it probable is that that what you -- -- to try to by not talking to strangers so that this would have the ability.
By one double -- schoolteacher.
Took the obviously you know there's this guy he's tracked down the -- course but -- for.
And -- that this guy is turned off it's not about a settlement years before.
Insensitive living of of the trial ever says it is about fifteen years at that point.
So with search.
This white horse guy -- tracked him down.
And he said yeah it's it's true there is an -- it was down here.
You similar to run like the double bottom and he personally I come down there he changed his life he's gone were broken down.
Ex professional fighter turned himself into this.
Sort of lean mean running machine and that was that we're so what it was this year despite creating this one of the kind fifty mile race and made it happen.
We're talking with Christopher.
Murdered overarching enormous -- -- -- Iran.
But chosen a great book.
And -- -- published a list -- because that is a -- -- -- it was a bonus to us all of a doctor -- viable Michael a lot of arsenic are true and well how did you -- how are you able to ingratiate yourself him.
I don't ever did.
-- -- well.
He.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- And show really no gratitude it's -- -- in this culture where you get because you want to that you accept because you're willing to accept.
And -- and that is the way to live so you know I turn up.
With my notebook in my opinion my progress -- this like it was you know of the American abroad as senator -- you've got a skeptical but.
The -- -- neither was he -- -- word quality Green race to get the outside world so.
He said look you know go back learn how to run the way I showed you spread the word we'll -- what -- Luckily nine months later.
That would come back into the canyons with this little band of excellent -- -- truckers.
And we had this.
Amazing unbelievable party or race between the battle -- -- this industry group of American runners.
And what's so great to read about it so exciting.
That was written some financial soccer -- prevent -- -- terrible blow that there was picture was written so wonderfully well.
And exciting and the entire raison god.
We are you're wrong for people your knowledge as currency.
You know I think what those -- of those rating if I I just thought you know if you -- -- -- in for -- -- just do this -- justice because -- just.
Great its -- right so -- just trying to look at materials there was artwork.
Of course as a result in your book.
I'm merely bought some of those flat rock ventures and Nike.
The nearly ruined my feet.
I -- much autos elect can't run just bear flattener in New York City itself artist could that.
So I went back to -- -- back to my -- nineties but you're to blame everybody else claims he may be right.
-- -- all of these injuries but you're still run barefoot Jen.
I do you know are also Wear a pair.
Got a lot of style like who actually scandals but.
Is -- the real question is.
Worker working against those -- -- All of us to give a shout out that barefoot Ted if you vote number -- -- for.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- Legalities.
It's got -- -- about that story that sort not permitted itself.
There's been some -- -- like that to fight however.
Eight settlement Indian men world who -- who befriended their but it sure the economy handles and it has started his own company called US sandals.
-- -- Are you -- your -- are we doing this candle on -- on dinner and then they already Internet what's the what's the address.
Do this candles dot com tell you -- -- SA and -- On there dude.
Your local public budget subdued ahead until the until we're I got the call -- -- -- -- on -- this morning.
There was -- the only issue that capital of the search for the bio and I -- -- the whole first date.
It's forty miles -- -- -- wilderness wearing nothing but those who were watching it works great.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Or just like are great story -- -- great story and fascinating exchange.
They'll learn stuff assistant.
Who's -- this morning anyway.
Believe.
Their bullet don't autopsy masala.
Get -- -- get to the applicable where this guy is people are coming this -- from all over the place and ultimately he was discovered.
Just a few miles from the lot where he's staying with -- yeah.
Nothing -- -- couple scrapes and bruises but is this is sitting by the side of the cold -- Hey -- so badly about this is the guy to -- fifty miles no problem and yes it is arrested by extreme and deceased so.
Medical examiner.
They -- it was bizarre so.
They had to get him out of there and equally.
-- they had available with a white course the greatest weight horse down carried him.
Opt out of the -- back -- -- white horse.
-- -- -- -- OK and -- labels -- thus a story in itself so.
Well of course remember Jim infection or his.
The great to run -- just drop dead.
But he had hideous cholesterol problems -- corporation.
You have to look -- way to get the console if they get to get there I'm sure given a choice I would much rather be alive yet.
Same time he's just put -- -- only get the copper canyon we're down there you call.
I was going to win twenty -- a lot of turned up this year it over 400 federal model runners.
He had nearly a hundred.
American international -- turned out it was a huge festival in the middle of nowhere.
And -- was told he'd never been happier.
He came back with the long beautiful running -- wilderness which you know is just CO spectacular.
If you got to go to great way to the stage.
Our god bless same -- -- and thank you very much.
We're after -- ever -- all himself.
Now and know it got all but whoever everybody -- Roger -- and asked him.
It got I really appreciate and respect you show -- these a lot of.
