<![CDATA[Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen]]>

false <![CDATA[Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255657150m/6289283.jpg 6289283 7 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. 6473602 5 5 2009 Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen total:1157|5:672|4:382|3:87|2:14|1:2| 1157 5179 2657 550 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:30:06 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:43:40 -0800 2009
The perspectives of the Tarahumar...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 12:00:34 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:01:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 10:34:48 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 10:36:17 -0800 2009 I quote I found on the book that I like is "When you run on the earth and you run with the earth you can run forever". Tarahumara saying.

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As a runner, I give this book a solid 10. By the end of it I was so inspired a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 22:06:57 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 22:08:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 14:12:15 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 14:24:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 22:08:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 22:23:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 20:38:18 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 20:52:54 -0700 2009
Book is written by a runner whose legs are beat up and told he shouldn...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:23:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 08:34:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 15:42:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 15:49:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 18:28:15 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 18:53:36 -0700 2009
Born to Run is a memoir ab...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:35:53 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:51:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 13:47:10 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:34:30 -0700 2009
"But yeah, Ann insisted, running was romantic; and...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:52:37 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:52:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:14:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:31:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 22:25:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 22:44:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 12:52:49 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 13:28:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:20:25 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:38:19 -0700 2009 And an account of my own recent philosophical journey in athleticism - that even features some of my friends who shared my strange journey over the last 5 years.
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