Born to Run
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4.7 • 145 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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, out now!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sports journalist Christopher McDougall offers an exciting glimpse into the minds of athletes who knock out 50 miles just for kicks. An amateur runner plagued by injuries, McDougall set out to investigate the Tarahumara, a reclusive Mexican tribe whose members are the greatest distance runners on earth. In the process, he stumbled into an orbit of ultramarathoners whose endurance is matched only by their quirks—like the mad-scientist sports doctor who organizes nude races in his spare time. Reading Born to Run didn’t help us medal in the neighborhood fun run, but it was a fascinating, hilarious, and, yes, inspiring read.
Customer Reviews
Winner!
Changed my life - best book I've ever read.
Fun!
Great book! Really enjoyed it, makes you want to just go run!
Quel livre inspirant!
Aussi divertissant qu'instructif. Une lecture passionnante qui nous conduit à la découverte d'un grand homme et d'un grand peuple.