Christopher McDougall, a proponent of high-energy, unorthodox exercises, will be joined by his Heroes Gang to launch his latest book, Natural Born Heroes, with a fun run, followed by a cabaret stage show featuring what organizers call the lost arts of the ancient Greek heroes.
The fun run will leave from Ridgefield Running Co. at 88 Danbury Road and the end up at Veterans Park Elementary School at 8 Governor Street, where the 7 p.m. stage show will take place.
He will discuss freerunning, natural movement, knife-throwing, foraging for super-foods, and using body fat as performance fuel. McDougall will be joined on stage by guest speakers, including Liz Miele, stand-up comic and “warrior-poet” of marathon running, Julie Angel and Dan Edwardes, parkour experts, and Tara Wood, creator of Wild Fitness.
McDougall is the author of the international best-seller Born to Run, currently being adapted into a feature film starring Matthew McConaughey.
This program is presented by Ridgefield Running Co., Ridgefield Library and Books on the Common and is part of the library’s Noreen L. Papa — Mothers: Live Your Life series. Copies of Natural Born Heroes will be available for sale and signing at the event.
To register for the show, visit ridgefieldlibrary.org or call 203-438-2282. No registration needed for the fun run.