https://www.scmp.com/rss/324806/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com What makes us human? A big question, but for Vybarr Cregan-Reid, the answer is not just in our minds or souls but also in our feet. Cregan-Reid’s new book, Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human, reframes running not as sport but as a vital part of the human experience. Sound cheesy? It would be – if it didn’t also make pounding the pavement so appealing. The author, a nephew of champion Irish marathoner Jim Hogan, travelled the world in search of the reason people run. Simple enough. The result,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2103136/born-run-how-running-makes-us-human-and-why-its-urge-thats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2103136/born-run-how-running-makes-us-human-and-why-its-urge-thats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:01:37 +0000