Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong. 
Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. With the help of Caballo Blanco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, the author was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara but also to find his own inner ultra-athlete, 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. With a sharp wit and wild exuberance, McDougall takes us from the high-tech science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultrarunners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to the climactic race in the Copper Canyons. Born to Run is that rare book that will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that the secret to happiness is right at your feet, and that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.

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

Christopher McDougall

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Knopf

Born to Run

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Profile Books

Shelf wear to dust jacket, gift inscription. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Born to Run. Un gruppo di superatleti, una tribù nascosta e la corsa più estrema che il mondo abbia visto

Mondadori

Born to Run (Korean Edition)

Paper Road

Löpning har på några år blivit Sveriges bredaste folkrörelse - de stora loppen drar idag nästan 500 000 startande. Christopher McDougalls internationella bästsäljare besvarar frågan alla löpare förr eller senare ställer sig: Varför springer jag? I 'Born to run' jagar McDougall oförtröttligt efter svaret. Med hjälp av den bortglömda mexikanska löparstammen tarahumara, flera framstående forskare och några av långdistansvärldens mest färgstarka profiler förstår han till sist varför människan är född att springa, och varför det mesta vi hittills lärt oss om träning är helt felaktigt. 'Born to run' har fått miljontals människor att springa annorlunda och de stora skoföretagen att tillverka en helt ny sorts löparskor. Men framför allt är Born to run en underhållande berättelse med oförglömliga karaktärer, som får även den mest inbitna löpare att parkera sig i läsfåtöljen. Dessutom har den gjort succé bland "vanliga" läsare och legat flera månader på New York Times bästsäljarlista. Boken har översatts till tolv språk och är på väg att ombandlas till film.

Born to run : jakten på lopningens sjal (av Christopher McDougall) [Imported] [Paperback] (Swedish)

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