Born to Run
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Christopher McDougall
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing 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?“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside MagazineIsolated 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.Look for Born to Run 2, out now!
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Author
Christopher McDougall
Pages
304
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-03-29
ISBN
0307279189 9780307279187
Ratings
Google: 4
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"to sum it up....you will want to get out and run!"
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Jfly winslow
"I am not a runner, do not like running, and know nothing about running, so I cannot be a judge on whether or not the author's claims are true or a bunch of new hipster sports baloney, but this was a surprisingly interesting and exciting read!"
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Rebekah Travis
"An insightful and well written story! "
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Lori Brillhart
"So good! A classic!"
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Laura Warner
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