Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

Born to Run

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

Christopher McDougall

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 29, 2011

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run.

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in running and athletic endurance
Themes
endurance running, tribal culture, sports science
Pacing
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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....

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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. Look for Born to Run 2, out now!

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in running and athletic endurance
  • Fans of adventure and sports science narratives

Where it sits

Running97%
Exercise & Movement43%
Sports Lives35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • How Cultures Work
  • Running
  • Adventure Travel
Authors
Christopher McDougall
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
March 29, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
endurance running · tribal culture · sports science
Reading lane
How Cultures Work