"I always loved running … it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs."

Jesse Owens

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"Sport is about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks."

Sir Roger Bannister

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"We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves…The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.’ The human spirit is indomitable."

Sir Roger Bannister

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"Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness and self-reliance. Independence is the outstanding characteristic of a runner. He learns the harsh reality of his physical and spiritual limitations when he runs. He learns that personal commitment, sacrifice and determination are his only means to betterment. Runners get promoted only through self-conquest."

Noel Coward

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"No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed."

— Roger Bannister on breaking the 4-minute mile.

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Barefoot runners from all over came out on Friday night to hear a panel of experts, celebrities, and coaches speak about minimalism.

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Good luck to a member of our Tribe who will Fivefinger run the Aspen Half Marathon this weekend.  However, I’m afraid the trails will look like this … Yowza!

Good luck to a member of our Tribe who will Fivefinger run the Aspen Half Marathon this weekend.  However, I’m afraid the trails will look like this … Yowza!

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In 1980, 21 year old Terry Fox began his marathon-a-day run across Canada. He ran farther on one leg in 143 days than most run in a lifetime.

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Patagonia Ambassador Krissy Moehl describes the ultrarunning journey.

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Wayzata, Minn. — A group of runners gathered recently in a Wayzata parking lot to share their passion for running barefoot. They were there to meet the man at the center of the new trend, Christopher McDougall, whose book, “Born to Run” has now been on the New York Times Bestseller list for six months

“Running shoes are probably the most destructive force to touch the human foot.”

- Christopher McDougall

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