Diane Rehm Show on BF Running with Chris McDougall

[DavidP]

Scheduled for the 11am hour Mon 7/12.



Link: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-07-12/running-america

From the website...

"Millions of Americans run to lose weight, stay in shape or relieve
stress. But many suffer injuries that keep them off the road and out
of commission. A look at barefoot running and other trends gaining
traction.


Guests


Christopher McDougall former war correspondent for the Associated
Press. He is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and author
of “Born to Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race
the World has Never Seen.”


Dr. Stephen Pribut has been in private practice in Washington, D.C.
since 1980. His practice specializes in Podiatric Sports Medicine,
Biomechanics and Foot Surgery. His sports medicine web site has been a
resource for millions of visitors since 1995.


Amby Burfoot won the 1968 Boston Marathon and has been a Runner’s
World editor since 1978. He has run more than 103,000 miles in his
life and continues to run the Boston Marathon on every 5th year
anniversary of his victory. He has finished the same Thanksgiving Day
Turkey Trot 47 years in a row."

 

[jschwab]

Wow, curious what the pod and

Wow, curious what the pod and Amby Burfoot will say!

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Maybe they will be inspired

Maybe they will be inspired to shed their shoes and run barefoot. I wish our Doc were there to offer some balance to the conversation.

 

[nature runner]

I heard that Dr. Pribut is 

I heard that Dr. Pribut is anti-barefoot? Hope McDougal straightens him out!

 

[C. Beth Run.]

I just listened to it. Great

I just listened to it. Great interview; I really enjoyed it! I just finished Born to Run yesterday and it was fun to hear Christopher McDougall speak. He is willing to stand up for BF running even when he disagrees with a podiatrist & an amazing marathoner.

I was pleased that Dr. Pribut & Amby Burfoot were not anti-barefoot. On the other hand, they are certainly not advocates for BF running. They both say they think people should run with what works for them, and that overly-cushioned shoes are usually a bad choice. But they both also think that there's a place for some of the "corrective" footwear that's out there.

But even if he isn't usually a barefoot runner, at least Amby will always be a Burfoot runner. (Har har...groan....)

Thanks for the link, DavidP!!

 

[Art]

 I only caught the last 20

I only caught the last 20 minutes of call-in and email-in...thought Diane went a little too much to Pribut and Burfoot for the answers...Chris barely got a word in edgewise. But I heard he got a good say in at the start.

 

[C. Beth Run.]

Art--Thankfully, Chris did

Art--Thankfully, Chris did get to talk a lot. You can listen to the whole thing if you use the link posted above.

 

[Angie Bee]

 Thanks for posting this!!!

Thanks for posting this!!! We listen to Diane almost every day and love that show!