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Like many other runners, I was drawn to Born to Run because it captured the tale of the fascinating Tarahumara Indians—a community of cultural ultramarathon runners in Mexico. This book is much more than a book about running, though.
McDougall's book takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure through the dangerous Copper Canyons of Mexico and some of the craziest ultramarathons in the U.S. The first two-thirds of the book centers around his experiences trying to find the mysterious Tarahumara and ...more
McDougall's book takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure through the dangerous Copper Canyons of Mexico and some of the craziest ultramarathons in the U.S. The first two-thirds of the book centers around his experiences trying to find the mysterious Tarahumara and ...more
I loved this book!! I expected it to be a book all about barefoot running, which it's not. Barefoot running is mentioned (and I've been convinced to give it a try!), but it's a fascinating story about the Tarahumara people and their running culture. It's also an engaging story and you want to see how it ends! Great book!
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I have read 200+ pages so far today - it's 4pm. I am really loving this book!
I really did enjoy this book. I *strongly* wish it had photos - even with the descriptions, I could not really imagine the terrain they were running through/over and it would have helped me.
I found the chapters about evolutionary anthropology, the history of the running shoe, and the arguments for running barefoot interesting even though I really did want to get back to The Big Race. And I was fascinated by the chapters ...more
I really did enjoy this book. I *strongly* wish it had photos - even with the descriptions, I could not really imagine the terrain they were running through/over and it would have helped me.
I found the chapters about evolutionary anthropology, the history of the running shoe, and the arguments for running barefoot interesting even though I really did want to get back to The Big Race. And I was fascinated by the chapters ...more
It reads like a magazine article where the writer got caught up in the culture, and turned it into a book/lifestyle. Man it sure made me want to be a real-life runner
Such a good book - Blends travel, science and anthropology all into one spell-binding yarn. Loved it.
Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastic. If this doesn't make you want to put on your running shoes nothing will.
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Jun 03, 2012
Carolyn
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it was amazing
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Lifechanging.
Feb 05, 2011
Allison Jones
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it was amazing
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ellen
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