The Xero Blog

Think you can't run an ultra-marathon? Well, think again.Maybe your limitations aren't what you imagine them to be.I just had a great chat with ultra-runners, Jonathan Sinclair and Melissa Gosse that I know you'll love, whether you ever plan to run an ultra or not.Watch the webinar and you'll learn: Do you need to do 100s of miles per week to train? What's the roll of cross-training? How much of distance running is physical vs. mental How do you deal with the mental challenges of ultra-running What diet Mel and Jon have found that helps with their training and recovery Why they run in Xero Shoes (and when they don't!) The value of barefoot running... at any distance ... and a LOT more Share what you think of this interview in your comments, below.

Are we really born to run? If so, what allows us to run as far as we do for as long (into old age) as we do?Here's what Chris McDougall, author of Born to Run, says at his TEDx talk: