Born_VVN to_II Run_NN1 :_: A_ZZ1 Hidden_JJ Tribe_NN1 ,_, Superathletes_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Greatest_JJT Race_NN1 the_AT World_NN1 Has_VHZ Never_RR Seen_VVN FOR_IF DAYS_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN searching_VVG Mexico_NP1 's_GE Sierra_NP1 Madre_NP1 for_IF the_AT phantom_NN1 known_VVN as_II Caballo_NP1 Blanco_NP1 --_NN1 the_AT White_JJ Horse_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM finally_RR arrived_VVN at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT trail_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT last_MD place_NN1 I_PPIS1 expected_VVD to_TO find_VVI him_PPHO1 --_JJ not_XX deep_RR in_II the_AT wilderness_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ said_VVN to_TO haunt_VVI ,_, but_CCB in_II the_AT dim_JJ lobby_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 old_JJ hotel_NN1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 dusty_JJ desert_NN1 town_NN1 ._. 
"_" Si_FW ,_, El_NP1 Caballo_NP1 esta_FW ,_, "_" the_AT desk_NN1 clerk_NN1 said_VVD ,_, nodding_VVG ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, the_AT Horse_NN1 is_VBZ here_RL ._. 
"_" For_IF real_JJ ?_? "_" 
After_II hearing_VVG that_CST I_PPIS1 'd_VM just_RR missed_VVN him_PPHO1 so_RG many_DA2 times_NNT2 ,_, in_II so_RG many_DA2 bizarre_JJ locations_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD begun_VVN to_TO suspect_VVI that_CST Caballo_NP1 Blanco_NP1 was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 fairy_NN1 tale_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 local_JJ Loch_NNL1 Ness_NP1 monstuo_NN1 dreamed_VVD up_RP to_TO spook_VVI the_AT kills_NN2 and_CC fool_VVI gullible_JJ gringos_NN2 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ always_RR back_RP by_II five_MC ,_, "_" the_AT clerk_NN1 added_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II a_AT1 ritual_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI whether_CSW to_TO hug_VVI her_PPHO1 in_II relief_NN1 or_CC high-five_MC her_PPHO1 in_II triumph_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 checked_VVD my_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 meant_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM actually_RR lay_VVI eyes_NN2 on_II the_AT ghost_NN1 in_II less_DAR than_CSN ..._... hang_VV0 on_RP ._. 
"_" But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ already_RR after_II six_MC ._. "_" 
The_AT clerk_NN1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
"_" Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN away_RL ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 sagged_VVD into_II an_AT1 ancient_JJ sofa_NN1 ._. 
1_MC1 was_VBDZ filthy_JJ ,_, famished_JJ ,_, and_CC defeated_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ exhausted_VVN ,_, and_CC so_RR were_VBDR my_APPGE leads_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD said_VVD Caballo_NP1 Blanco_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fugitive_NN1 ;_; others_NN2 heard_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 boxer_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VM run_VVI off_RP to_TO punish_VVI himself_PPX1 after_II beating_VVG a_AT1 man_NN1 to_II death_NN1 in_II the_AT ring_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 knew_VVD his_APPGE name_NN1 ,_, or_CC age_NN1 ,_, or_CC where_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ from_II ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ like_II some_DD Old_JJ West_ND1 gunslinger_NN1 whose_DDQGE only_JJ traces_NN2 were_VBDR tail_NN1 tales_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 whiff_NN1 of_IO cigarillo_NN1 smoke_NN1 ._. 
Descriptions_NN2 and_CC sightings_NN2 were_VBDR all_RR over_II the_AT map_NN1 ;_; villagers_NN2 who_PNQS lived_VVD impossible_JJ distances_NN2 apart_RL swore_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VHD seen_VVN him_PPHO1 traveling_VVG on_II foot_NN1 on_II the_AT same_DA day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC described_VVD him_PPHO1 on_II a_AT1 scale_NN1 that_CST swung_VVD wildly_RR from_II "_" funny_JJ and_CC simplified_VVN "_" to_II "_" freaky_JJ and_CC gigantic_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB in_II all_DB versions_NN2 of_IO the_AT Caballo_NP1 Blanco_NP1 legend_NN1 ,_, certain_JJ basic_JJ details_NN2 were_VBDR always_RR the_AT same_DA :_: He_PPHS1 'd_VM come_VVI to_II Mexico_NP1 years_NNT2 ago_RA and_CC trekked_VVD deep_RR into_II the_AT wild_JJ ,_, impenetrable_JJ Barrancas_NN2 del_FW Cobre_NP1 --_NN1 the_AT Copper_JJ Canyons_NP2 --_NN1 to_TO live_VVI among_II the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 near-mythical_JJ tribe_NN1 of_IO Stone_NN1 Age_NN1 superathletes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Tarahumara_NP1 (_( pronounced_JJ Spanish-style_NN1 by_II swallowing_VVG the_AT "_" h_ZZ1 "_" :_: Tara-oo-mara_NP1 )_) may_VM be_VBI the_AT healthiest_JJT and_CC most_RGT serene_JJ people_NN on_II earth_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT greatest_JJT runners_NN2 of_IO all_DB time_NNT1 ._. 
When_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II ultradistances_NN2 ,_, nothing_PN1 can_VM beat_VVI a_AT1 Tarahumara_NN1 runner_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX a_AT1 racehorse_NN1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 cheetah_NN1 ,_, not_XX an_AT1 Olympic_JJ marathoner_NN1 ._. 
Very_RG few_DA2 outsiders_NN2 have_VH0 ever_RR seen_VVN the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 in_II action_NN1 ,_, but_CCB amazing_JJ stories_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE superhuman_JJ toughness_NN1 and_CC tranquillity_NN1 have_VH0 drifted_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT canyons_NN2 for_IF centuries_NNT2 ._. 
One_MC1 explorer_NN1 swore_VVD he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 Tarahumara_NP1 catch_VVI a_AT1 deer_NN with_IW his_APPGE bare_JJ hands_NN2 ,_, chasing_VVG the_AT bounding_JJ animal_NN1 until_CS it_PPH1 finally_RR dropped_VVN dead_JJ from_II exhaustion_NN1 ,_, "_" its_APPGE hoofs_NN2 falling_VVG off_RP ._. "_" 
Another_DD1 adventurer_NN1 spent_VVD ten_MC hours_NNT2 climbing_VVG up_RP and_CC over_II a_AT1 Copper_NN1 Canyon_NP1 mountain_NN1 by_II mule_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 Tarahumara_NN1 runner_NN1 made_VVD the_AT same_DA trip_NN1 in_II ninety_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
"_" Try_VV0 this_DD1 ,_, "_" a_AT1 Tarahumara_NN1 woman_NN1 once_RR told_VVN an_AT1 exhausted_JJ explorer_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VHD collapsed_VVN at_II the_AT base_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 mountain_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 handed_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 gourd_NN1 full_JJ of_IO a_AT1 murky_JJ liquid_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 swallowed_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 gulps_NN2 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ amazed_JJ to_TO feel_VVI new_JJ energy_NN1 pulsing_VVG in_II his_APPGE veins_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD to_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC scaled_VVD the_AT peak_NN1 like_II an_AT1 overcaffeinated_JJ Sherpa_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Tarahumara_NP1 ,_, the_AT explorer_NN1 would_VM later_RRR report_VVI ,_, also_RR guarded_VVN the_AT recipe_NN1 to_II a_AT1 special_JJ energy_NN1 food_NN1 that_CST leaves_VVZ them_PPHO2 trim_VV0 ,_, powerful_JJ ,_, and_CC unstoppable_JJ :_: a_AT1 few_DA2 mouthfuls_NN2 packed_VVD enough_DD nutritional_JJ punch_NN1 to_TO let_VVI them_PPHO2 run_VVI all_DB day_NNT1 without_IW rest_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB whatever_DDQV secrets_NN2 the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 are_VBR hiding_VVG ,_, they_PPHS2 've_VH0 hidden_VVN them_PPHO2 well_RR ._. 
To_II this_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 live_VV0 in_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO cliffs_NN2 higher_JJR than_CSN a_AT1 hawk_NN1 's_GE nest_NN1 in_II a_AT1 land_NN1 few_DA2 have_VH0 ever_RR seen_VVN ._. 
The_AT Barrancas_NP2 are_VBR a_AT1 lost_JJ world_NN1 in_II the_AT most_RGT remote_JJ wilderness_NN1 in_II North_ND1 America_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 shorebound_NN1 Bermuda_NP1 Triangle_NN1 known_VVN for_IF swallowing_VVG the_AT misfits_NN2 and_CC desperadoes_NN2 who_PNQS stray_VV0 inside_RL ._. 
Lots_PN of_IO bad_JJ things_NN2 can_VM happen_VVI down_RP there_RL ,_, and_CC probably_RR will_VV0 ;_; survive_VV0 the_AT man-eating_JJ jaguars_NN2 ,_, deadly_JJ snakes_NN2 ,_, and_CC blistering_JJ heat_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 've_VH0 still_RR got_VVN to_TO deal_VVI with_IW "_" canyon_NN1 fever_NN1 ,_, "_" a_AT1 potentially_RR fatal_JJ freak-out_NN1 brought_VVN on_RP by_II the_AT Barrancas_NP2 '_GE desolate_JJ eeriness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT deeper_JJR you_PPY penetrate_VV0 into_II the_AT Barrancas_NP2 ,_, the_AT more_RRR it_PPH1 feels_VVZ like_II a_AT1 crypt_NN1 sliding_VVG shut_JJ around_II you_PPY ._. 
The_AT walls_NN2 tighten_VV0 ,_, shadows_NN2 spread_VV0 ,_, phantom_JJ echoes_NN2 whisper_VV0 ;_; even_RR ,_, '_GE route_NN1 out_RP seems_VVZ to_TO end_VVI in_II sheer_JJ rock_NN1 ._. 
Lost_JJ prospectors_NN2 would_VM be_VBI gripped_VVN by_II such_DA madness_NN1 and_CC despair_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 'd_VM slash_VVI their_APPGE own_DA throats_NN2 or_CC hurl_VV0 themselves_PPX2 oil_NN1 cliffs_NN2 ._. 
Little_DA1 surprise_NN1 that_CST few_DA2 strangers_NN2 have_VH0 ever_RR seen_VVN the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 s_ZZ1 homeland_NN1 --_NN1 let_II21 alone_II22 the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB somehow_RR the_AT White_NP1 Hourse_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN his_APPGE way_NN1 to_II the_AT depths_NN2 of_IO the_AT Barrancas_NP2 ._. 
And_CC there_RL ,_, its_APPGE said_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ adopted_VVN by_II the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 as_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 and_CC kindred_JJ spirit_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 ghost_NN1 among_II ghosts_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD certainly_RR mastered_VVN two_MC Tarahumara_NP1 skills_NN2 --_JJ invisibility_NN1 and_CC extraordinary_JJ endurance_NN1 --_NN1 because_CS even_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ spotted_VVN all_RR over_II the_AT canyons_NN2 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 seemed_VVD to_TO know_VVI where_RRQ he_PPHS1 lived_VVD or_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 might_VM appear_VVI next_MD ._. 
If_CS anyone_PN1 could_VM translate_VVI the_AT ancient_JJ secrets_NN2 of_IO the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ told_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ this_DD1 lone_JJ wanderer_NN1 of_IO the_AT High_JJ Sierras_NP2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM become_VVI so_RG obsessed_JJ with_IW finding_VVG Caballo_NP1 Blanco_NP1 that_CST as_CSA 1_MC1 dozed_VVD on_II the_AT hotel_NN1 sofa_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM even_RR imagine_VVI the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
"_" Probably_RR like_II Yogi_NP1 Bear_NN1 ordering_NN1 burritos_NN2 at_II Taco_NP1 Bell_NP1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 mused_VVD ._. 
A_AT1 guy_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, a_AT1 wanderer_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VM go_VVI anywhere_RL but_CCB fit_VV0 in_RP nowhere_RL ,_, must_VM live_VVI inside_II his_APPGE own_DA head_NN1 and_CC rarely_RR hear_VV0 his_APPGE own_DA voice_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM make_VVI weird_JJ jokes_NN2 and_CC crack_VVI himself_PPX1 up_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI a_AT1 booming_JJ laugh_NN1 and_CC atrocious_JJ Spanish_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI loud_JJ and_CC chatty_JJ and_CC ..._... and_CC ..._... 
Wait_VV0 ._. 
1_MC1 was_VBDZ hearing_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
My_APPGE eyes_NN2 popped_VVD open_JJ to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 dusty_JJ cadaver_NN1 in_II a_AT1 tattered_JJ straw_NN1 hat_NN1 bantering_VVG with_IW the_AT desk_NN1 clerk_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 all_DB began_VVD with_IW a_AT1 simple_JJ question_NN1 that_CST no_PN121 one_PN122 could_VM answer_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 five-word_JJ puzzle_NN1 that_CST led_VVD me_PPIO1 to_II a_AT1 photo_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 very_RG fast_JJ man_NN1 in_II a_AT1 very_RG short_JJ skirt_NN1 ,_, and_CC from_II there_RL it_PPH1 only_RR got_VVD stranger_JJR ._. 
Soon_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ dealing_VVG with_IW a_AT1 murder_NN1 ,_, drug_NN1 guerrillas_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 one-armed_JJ man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cream-cheese_JJ cup_NN1 strapped_VVN to_II his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
1_MC1 met_VVD a_AT1 beautiful_JJ blonde_JJ forest_NN1 ranger_NN1 who_PNQS slipped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE clothes_NN2 and_CC found_VVD salvation_NN1 by_II running_VVG naked_JJ in_II the_AT Idaho_NP1 forests_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 young_JJ surfer_NN1 babe_NN1 in_II pigtails_NN2 who_PNQS ran_VVD straight_RR toward_II her_APPGE death_NN1 in_II the_AT desert_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 talented_JJ young_JJ runner_NN1 would_VM die_VVI ._. 
Two_MC others_NN2 would_VM barely_RR escape_VVI with_IW their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 kept_VVD looking_VVG ,_, and_CC stumbled_VVD across_II the_AT Barefoot_JJ Batman_NP1 ..._... 
Naked_JJ Guy_NN1 ..._... 
Kalahari_NP1 Bushmen_NN2 ..._... the_AT Toenail_NP1 Amputee_NP1 ..._... a_AT1 cult_NN1 devoted_VVD to_II distance_NN1 running_NN1 and_CC sex_NN1 parties_NN2 ..._... the_AT Wild_JJ Man_NN1 of_IO the_AT Blue_NP1 Ridge_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 ..._... and_CC ,_, ultimately_RR ,_, the_AT ancient_JJ tribe_NN1 of_IO the_AT Tarahumara_NP1 and_CC their_APPGE shadowy_JJ disciple_NN1 ,_, Caballo_NP1 Blanco_NP1 ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, 1_MC1 got_VVD my_APPGE answer_NN1 ,_, but_CCB only_RR after_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD myself_PPX1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT greatest_JJT race_NN1 the_AT world_NN1 would_VM never_RR see_VVI :_: the_AT Ultimate_JJ Fighting_NN1 Competition_NN1 of_IO footraces_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 underground_JJ showdown_NN1 pitting_VVG some_DD of_IO the_AT best_JJT ultradistance_NN1 runners_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE time_NNT1 against_II the_AT best_JJT ultrarunners_NN2 of_IO all_DB time_NNT1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 fifty-mile_NNU1 race_NN1 on_II hidden_JJ trails_NN2 only_JJ Tarahumara_NN1 feet_NN2 had_VHD ever_RR touched_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI startled_VVN to_TO discover_VVI that_CST the_AT ancient_JJ saying_NN1 of_IO the_AT Tao_NP1 Te_FW Cbing_NP1 --_NN1 "_" The_AT best_JJT runner_NN1 leaves_VVZ no_AT tracks_NN2 '_GE "_" --_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX some_DD gossamer_NN1 koan_NN1 ,_, but_CCB real_JJ ,_, concrete_NN1 ,_, how-to_RRQ ,_, training_NN1 advice_NN1 ._. 
And_CC all_RR because_CS in_II January_NPM1 2001_MC I_PPIS1 asked_VVD my_APPGE doctor_NN1 this_DD1 :_: "_" How_RRQ come_VVN my_APPGE foot_NN1 hurts_VVZ ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD gone_VVN to_TO see_VVI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT top_JJ sports-medicine_JJ specialists_NN2 in_II the_AT country_NN1 because_CS an_AT1 invisible_JJ ice_NN1 pick_NN1 was_VBDZ driving_VVG straight_RR up_RP through_II the_AT sole_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE foot_NN1 ._. 
The_AT week_NNT1 before_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN out_RP for_IF an_AT1 easy_JJ three-mile_JJ jog_NN1 on_II a_AT1 snowy_JJ farm_NN1 road_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR whinnied_VVD in_II pain_NN1 ,_, grabbing_VVG my_APPGE right_JJ foot_NN1 and_CC screaming_VVG curses_NN2 as_CSA I_PPIS1 toppled_VVD over_RP in_II the_AT snow_NN1 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 grip_NN1 on_II myself_PPX1 ,_, 1_MC1 checked_VVD to_TO see_VVI how_RGQ badly_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ bleeding_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 must_VM have_VHI impaled_VVN my_APPGE foot_NN1 on_II a_AT1 sharp_JJ rock_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 figured_VVD ,_, or_CC an_AT1 old_JJ nail_NN1 wedged_VVN in_II the_AT ice_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 drop_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 ,_, or_CC even_RR a_AT1 hole_NN1 in_II my_APPGE shoe_NN1 ._. 
"_" Running_NN1 is_VBZ your_APPGE problem_NN1 ,_, "_" Dr._NNB Joe_NP1 Torg_NP1 confirmed_VVD when_CS 1_MC1 limped_VVD into_II his_APPGE Philadelphia_NP1 examining_VVG room_NN1 a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
He_PPHS1 should_VM know_VVI ;_; Dr._NNB Torg_NP1 had_VHD not_XX only_RR helped_VVN create_VVI the_AT entire_JJ field_NN1 of_IO sports_NN2 medicine_NN1 ,_, but_CCB lie_VV0 also_RR co-wrote_VVD The_AT Running_JJ Athlete_NN1 ,_, the_AT definitive_JJ radiographic_JJ analysis_NN1 of_IO every_AT1 conceivable_JJ running_JJ injury_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD me_PPIO1 through_II an_AT1 X-ray_NN1 and_CC watched_VVD me_PPIO1 hobble_NN1 around_RP ,_, then_RT determined_VVN that_CST I_PPIS1 'd_VHD aggravated_VVN my_APPGE cuboid_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 cluster_NN1 of_IO bones_NN2 parallel_RR to_II the_AT arch_NN1 that_CST 1_MC1 had_VHD n't_XX even_RR known_VVN existed_VVD until_CS it_PPH1 reengineered_VVD itself_PPX1 into_II an_AT1 internal_JJ Taser_NN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM barely_RR running_VVG at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM doing_VDG ,_, like_RR ,_, two_MC or_CC three_MC miles_NNU2 every_AT1 other_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC not_XX even_RR on_II asphalt_NN1 ._. 
Mostly_RR dirt_NN1 roads_NN2 ._. "_" 
Did_VDD n't_XX matter_VVI ._. 
"_" The_AT human_JJ body_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX designed_VVN for_IF that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO abuse_NN1 ,_, "_" Dr._NNB Torg_NP1 replied_VVD ._. 
"_" Especially_RR not_XX your_APPGE body_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD exactly_RR what_DDQ lie_VV0 meant_VVN ._. 
At_II six_MC feet_NN2 four_MC inches_NNU2 and_CC two_MC hundred_NNO thirty_MC pounds_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN told_VVN many_DA2 times_NNT2 that_DD1 nature_NN1 intended_VVD guys_NN2 my_APPGE size_NN1 to_II post_NN1 up_RP under_II the_AT hoop_NN1 or_CC take_VV0 a_AT1 bullet_NN1 for_IF the_AT President_NN1 ,_, not_XX pound_VV0 our_APPGE bulk_NN1 down_II the_AT pavement_NN1 ._. 
And_CC since_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD turned_VVN forty_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ starting_VVG to_TO see_VVI why_RRQ ;_; in_II the_AT five_MC years_NNT2 since_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD stopped_VVN playing_VVG pickup_NN1 hoops_NN2 and_CC tried_VVN turning_VVG myself_PPX1 into_II a_AT1 marathoner_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD ripped_VVN my_APPGE hamstring_NN1 (_( twice_RR )_) ,_, strained_VVD my_APPGE Achilles_NP1 tendons_NN2 (_( repeatedly_RR )_) ,_, sprained_VVD my_APPGE ankles_NN2 (_( both_DB2 ,_, alternately_RR )_) ,_, suffered_VVD aching_JJ arches_NN2 (_( regularly_RR )_) ,_, and_CC had_VHD to_TO walk_VVI down_II stairs_NN2 backward_RL on_II tiptoe_NN1 because_CS my_APPGE heels_NN2 were_VBDR so_RG sore_JJ ._. 
And_CC now_RT ,_, apparently_RR ,_, the_AT last_MD docile_JJ spot_NN1 on_II my_APPGE feet_NN2 had_VHD joined_VVN the_AT rebellion_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thanked_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, promised_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM take_VVI his_APPGE advice_NN1 ,_, then_RT immediately_RR went_VVD behind_II his_APPGE back_NN1 to_II someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
Doc_NN1 Torg_NN1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG up_RP in_II years_NNT2 ,_, 1_MC1 realized_VVD ;_; maybe_RR he_PPHS1 'd_VHD gotten_VVN a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG conservative_JJ with_IW his_APPGE advice_NN1 and_CC a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG quick_JJ with_IW his_APPGE cortisone_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 physician_NN1 friend_NN1 recommended_VVD a_AT1 sports_NN2 podiatrist_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 marathoner_NN1 ,_, so_RR 1_MC1 made_VVD an_AT1 appointment_NN1 for_IF the_AT following_JJ week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT podiatrist_NN1 took_VVD another_DD1 X-ray_NN1 ,_, then_RT probed_VVN my_APPGE foot_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE thumbs_NN2 ._. 
"_" Looks_VVZ like_II you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN cuboid_JJ syndrome_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 concluded_VVD ._. 
"_" 1_MC1 can_VM blast_VVI the_AT inflammation_NN1 out_RP with_IW some_DD cortisone_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO need_VVI orthotics_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" Damn_UH ,_, "_" 1_MC1 muttered_VVD ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ just_RR what_DDQ Torg_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD started_VVN to_TO leave_VVI the_AT room_NN1 for_IF the_AT needle_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD short_JJ ._. 
"_" You_PPY already_RR saw_VVD Joe_NP1 Torg_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY already_RR got_VVN a_AT1 cortisone_NN1 shot_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Uh_UH ,_, yeah_UH ._. "_" 
"_" So_RR what_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG here_RL ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, suddenly_RR looking_VVG impatient_JJ and_CC a_RR21 little_RR22 suspicious_JJ ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 lie_NN1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 really_RR enjoyed_VVD having_VHG needles_NN2 shoved_VVN into_II the_AT tenderest_JJT part_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE foot_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 suspected_VVD 1_MC1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 sadomasochistic_JJ junkie_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ addicted_VVN to_II both_RR pain_NN1 and_CC painkillers_NN2 ._. 
"_" You_PPY realize_VV0 Dr._NNB Torg_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT godfather_NN1 of_IO sports_NN2 medicine_NN1 ,_, right_RR ?_? 
His_APPGE diagnoses_NN2 arc_NN1 usually_RR well_RR respected_VVN ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
1_MC1 just_RR wanted_VVN to_TO double-check_VVI ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO give_VVI you_PPY another_DD1 shot_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 can_VM schedule_VVI a_AT1 titling_NN1 for_IF the_AT orthotics_NN1 ._. 
And_CC you_PPY should_VM really_RR think_VVI about_II finding_VVG some_DD other_JJ activity_NN1 besides_II running_VVG ._. "_" 
"_" Sounds_VVZ good_JJ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 better_JJR runner_NN1 than_CSN I_PPIS1 'd_VM ever_RR be_VBI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VHD just_RR confirmed_VVN the_AT verdict_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 doctor_NN1 he_PPHS1 readily_RR admitted_VVN was_VBDZ the_AT sensei_NN2 of_IO sports_NN2 physicians_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ absolutely_RR no_AT arguing_VVG with_IW his_APPGE diagnosis_NN1 ._. 
So_RR 1_MC1 started_VVD looking_VVG for_IF someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM all_RR that_RG stubborn_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM even_RR all_DB that_DD1 crazy_JJ about_II running_VVG ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 totaled_VVD all_DB the_AT miles_NNU2 I_PPIS1 'd_VM ever_RR run_VVI ,_, half_DB were_VBDR aching_JJ drudgery_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ say_VVI something_PN1 that_CST even_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX read_VVN The_AT World_NN1 According_II21 to_II22 Garp_NP1 in_II twenty_MC years_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR forgotten_VVN one_MC1 minor_JJ scene_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 ai_FU n't_XX the_AT one_PN1 you_PPY 're_VBR thinking_VVG of_IO :_: 1_MC1 keep_VV0 thinking_VVG back_RP to_II the_AT way_NN1 Garp_NN1 used_VMK to_TO burst_VVI out_RP his_APPGE door_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT workday_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 five-mile_NNU1 run_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ something_PN1 so_RG universal_JJ about_II that_DD1 sensation_NN1 ,_, the_AT way_NN1 running_NN1 unites_VVZ our_APPGE two_MC most_RGT primal_JJ impulses_NN2 :_: fear_VV0 and_CC pleasure_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 run_VV0 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 're_VBR scared_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 run_VV0 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 're_VBR ecstatic_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 run_VV0 away_II21 from_II22 our_APPGE problems_NN2 and_CC run_VV0 around_RP for_IF a_AT1 good_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
