as a part of the Winter Words series from Aspen Words. McDougall visits Paepcke auditorium at 6 p.m. "It forces you to lock in and be patient and observe and slow down," he said, "and I feel that hopefully it’s really gotten into my bloodstream." McDougall says he doesn't consider himself an "animal person." However, he credits Sherman with changing his outlook. "How often do we find ourselves in a spat, and we’re just waiting for the other person to stop talking so we can jump in with our opinion? But take the words away, and you have to really try to understand what the other creature’s experiencing." He says the experience taught him about communication, despite the fact that Sherman can’t talk. His new book, “Running with Sherman,” delves into the animal-human connection, particularly the one between McDougall and his running partner, a donkey the author rescued. He’s in town Tuesday to discuss what it's like to run with a donkey. The book has sold over three million copies. Author Christopher McDougall’s best-seller “Born To Run” looked at what an obscure tribe of elite runners in Mexico could teach ultra-marathoners. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, is a 2009 best-selling non-fiction written by the American author and journalist Christopher McDougall.
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