Chris talks to philosophy professor and competitive trail, road, and ultramarathon runner Sabrina B. Little about virtue ethics, athletics, and her book The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners. How can distance running—and sports in general—form us into virtuous people? Conversely, what vices can they shape? What does it mean to live the good life? And what’s so bad about “no pain, no gain,” anyway? Thanks to Pre-Pro Guardians for sponsoring this episode.

· Sabrina’s book, The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners
· That awful Nike ad.
· Chris’s recent essay about how the classical virtue of prudence plays out in a classic novel, Walter Scott’s Redgauntlet.

Opening and closing music: Brendan Benson, “Spit It Out,” used with permission from the artist.

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  1. WilliamWarford Coolidge
    WilliamWarford
    @WilliamWarford

    The interview prompted me to buy the Audible version of Ms. Little’s book. I’m no longer a runner (having been one of those short-distance runners in comparison, never having gone longer than a marathon), but you don’t have to be a runner to benefit from the philosophical ideas explained here. 

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  2. Brickhouse Hank Contributor
    Brickhouse Hank
    @HankRhody

    Glad to see this podcast back. I was a little worried you’d got to four and then ran out of author friends.

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