An Interview With Chris McDougall from Olly Hermon-Taylor on Vimeo.
Video watching time = 21 mins 29 secs
Last week, Chris McDougall was in town promoting the release of the paperback edition of Born To Run. I had the privilege of meeting up with him in Hyde Park in London and filming a short interview and barefoot running demonstration.
I read the hardback edition of Born To Run last year and count it as one of the best books I’ve ever read. It is a truly powerful book, packed with adventure, excitement, larger than life characters and fascinating evidence as to why we were born to run. From the moment I unwrapped the Amazon package, I was completely enthralled and couldn’t put it down until I’d finished it two days later (yes, I’m a slow reader who likes to savour every word). This is testament to how good a book it is, especially as I was not remotely interested in running at the time. Born To Run really changed the way I think and feel about running and started my journey towards barefoot running.
As soon as I had my meeting with Chris booked, I started reading Born To Run for the second time. If anything, I enjoyed it more this time around and if you haven’t read it, then I can’t recommend it highly enough. Even if you don’t like running, you’ll love the book and find yourself itching to get out and hit the trail.
I’d like to say a huge thank you to Chris McDougall for giving up his valuable time during a hectic week in the UK and for writing such an amazing and inspirational book. He struck me as a very intelligent, highly articulate man who is passionate about running and wants to empower other people to find the natural runner in them. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did when I filmed it and apologies for the poor audio in places and the background drone of the city.
Thanks also to Anna-Marie at Profile Books for lining up the interview and to the The Serpentine Bar & Kitchen in Hyde Park for letting us film on their back terrace. If you get the chance to drop in for a coffee mid-run, it is a very cool place.
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Thanks Brandon and good luck with the marathon training. All the best, Olly
Hi Simon, thanks for your comment and I’m glad you liked the video. We had an amazing morning in Hyde Park with Chris and I’m really glad I had the chance to meet him. Definitely an interesting character and someone I could listen to for a long time. All the best, Olly
Nice video Olly. He’s an interesting character isn’t he? Nice to hear him talk about some of the stories in the book. Thanks for posting this.
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