Born to Run

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

1st Edition

Hardback (05 May 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780307266309
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint: Knopf
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 796.4209721
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 287
Weight: 617g
Height: 241mm
Width: 168mm
Spine width: 28mm