Born to Run
Christopher McDougall is the author of Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance and Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. He began his career as an Associated Press overseas correspondent, covering wars in Rwanda and Angola.
Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with a simple question: Why does my foot hurt? It is full of incredible characters, incredible athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most importantly, pure inspiration. In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets out to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, revealing that everything we thought we knew about running was incorrect.
The reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art, isolated by the most treacherous terrain in North America. For centuries, they have honed techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without stopping, chasing down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while thoroughly enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman abilities are matched by unfathomable health and serenity, rendering the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern life. The author was able to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara with the help of Caballo Blanco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, as he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of Americans, including a star ultramarathoner, a beautiful young surfer, and a barefoot wonder.
McDougall transports us from Harvard's high-tech science labs to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks of North America, where an increasing number of ultrarunners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to the climactic race in the Copper Canyons. Born to Run is one of those rare books that will not only engage your mind but also inspire your body when you realize that the key to happiness is right at your feet and that you, like all of us, were born to run. It is among the best books on fitness.
Author: Christopher McDougall
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303
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