Publication

2011-03-01 - Vintage Books, New York

Language

English

Word Count

71,750 words, Guess

Page Count

287 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC796.4209721
  • LCCGV1061.23.M6 M33 2009
  • LCCGV1062 M47 2009

Description

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.

Description

The astonishing national bestseller and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. 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. (back cover)

Subjects

Topics

sportsCorrerRunningAtletasrunnersAthletesCarreras

Places

MexicoUnited StatesCopper Canyon Region

People

Micah TrueAnn TrasonScott JurekManuel LunaLuis EscobarJenn SheltonBarefoot Ted

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