From David Aronson, who also knew the cave-dwelling ultrarunner and one-time mentor of Caballo Blanco: I met Smitty, mentioned in your book, on Maui back in the early 70’s. He was experimenting with different foot coverings at the time such as duct tape, gauze and Thorlo socks in addition to his barefoot running. I even…

It pains me to report we had to cancel the Chicago stop on the Naked Tour. My apologies, but delays securing a big enough venue made it too much of a last-minute scramble.

“Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.” — William Blake Nature can refresh the brain…“Our senses change. They kind of recalibrate — you notice sounds, like these crickets chirping; you hear the river, the sounds, the smells, you become more connected to the physical…

I’m now on Twitter at BornToRunChris. During the Naked Tour, I’ll be flashing out logistics, updates, photos, Naked Run maps, and whatever else you need and I happen to think of. Meanwhile, here’s what’s been breaking since Friday: Chicago, April 1: **Scott Jurek just confirmed that he will not only be there, but also handing…

Flea is nearly 50 years old. He’s been a Red Hot Chili Pepper since high school. Not to make any presumptions about his past, but that means he’s been living the life of a rock star for three decades. Yet after taking up running 6 months ago, he looks sensational. Moves pretty damn fast, too:

Pick up your tickets for the Chicago Naked Tour events at Book Cellar. Entry is one paperback. Here’s the procedure: Make sure to click “Pick up in store,” then come by Fleet Feet on Piper’s Alley before the event to grab your copy, check out the Naked Demo, and meet me, Scott Jurek, Eric Orton,…

A sudden family medical emergency knocked me out of the New York City marathon last November. In this New York Times blog post today, I explain what happened and why, instead of targetting another marathon, I’m headed into the Maryland woods tomorrow for the HAT Run. And for some eerie reason, I’ll once again have…

“I feel like a guest star on Gilligan’s Island”— Peter Sarsgaard, onstage at the Running Reinvented Cabaret shortly after someone in the audience had stolen his shirt. In this case, the trailer is as long as the feature. Video from Running Reinvented: The Cabaret just went online, and wow, what a show. If you’ve got…

What intrigued me about this excerpt from the cover story of this month’s Men’s Journal is Jake Gyllenhaal’s perceptive insight that the best way to get inside your head is through your body. Jake believes he can “sit with himself” while he’s running. “It’s not: ‘I’m having a shitty day and I’m going to go…

Born to Run comes out in paperback on April 1. To celebrate, we’re launching The Naked Tour, a nationwide series of events aimed at answering every runner’s No. 1 question: “How can I learn to run like that guy?” Or that guy: Or Jenn: Or even the flying Monkey: The series will kick off in…