Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by McDougall, Christopher

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

$79.28

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

$79.28
Author: Christopher McDougall
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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 Magazine

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.

Look for Born to Run 2, coming in December!

Author: Christopher McDougall
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 05/05/2009
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.62w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780307266309


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Review Citation(s):
Books & Culture 03/01/2011 pg. 27
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2009
Booklist 04/15/2009 pg. 13
Outside 05/01/2009 pg. 39
Discover 12/01/2009 pg. 37
Outside 07/01/2012 pg. 60
Outside 06/01/2015 pg. 86

About the Author
Christopher McDougall is the author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. He began his career as an overseas correspondent for the Associated Press, covering wars in Rwanda and Angola. He now lives and writes (and runs, swims, climbs, and bear-crawls) among the Amish farms around his home in rural Pennsylvania.

Christopher McDougall is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Random House Speakers Bureau at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com or visit www.rhspeakers.com.

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