Born to run : a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen / Christopher McDougall.
Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
2011.
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| Edition: | First Vintage books edition. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners. 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 his 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| ISBN: | 184765228X 9781847652287 |