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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Full title: | Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen |
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ISBN: | 9780307279187 |
ISBN 10: | 0307279189 |
Authors: | McDougall, Christopher |
Publisher: | Vintage |
Edition: | Reprint |
Num. pages: | 304 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2011 |
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Synopsis
An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America’s best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall’s incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.