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Wild Ideas Worth Living

Chris McDougall - Writing Untold Stories about Running and Amazing Human Performance

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 18 October 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Chris McDougall is the author of the bestselling books, Born to Run and Natural Born Heroes. His first book spawned the barefoot running movement and altered the running shoe industry forever. Natural Born Heroes dives into the history of how every-day citizens and amazing athletes on the island of Crete withstood the German forces during World War II. Chris loves finding amazing stories about athletes achieving amazing feats, and learning about their strategies, training, diets, and more.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living, a show where we talked to experts who've taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.

0:08.0

From people who have sailed around the world to those who started thriving businesses and even broken records, some of the wildest

0:15.6

ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.

0:18.8

I'm your host Shelby Stanger and I hope you enjoy this show.

0:31.3

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