Primal Reflex: Snake Encounter Proves Feet are Faster than Cognition

This morning as I was heading toward the road that takes me to the beach for my runand one more time I suddenly found that my feet were leaping from the earth and then kicking gravel. As my brain caught up I saw athree foot snake slither away unharmed. We just suprised each other. This is great evidence that the unconscious system runs most of the show when we are running. Had not thought about this before. I want to get more conscious of what happens when we run so I can bea more effective coach for new barefoot runners. Anyway had a great run with an elevated heart rate.