| Edition |
1st Vintage Books ed. |
| Description |
287 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. |
| Summary |
Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners. |
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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 his 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. |
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Running races -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region.
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Tarahumara Indians -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region.
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Long-distance running -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region.
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McDougall, Christopher, 1962-
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Long-distance runners -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region.
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Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
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Running -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region.
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Athletes -- United States.
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Copper Canyon (Mexico)
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Tarahumara Indians -- Copper Canyon Region (Mexico)
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Runners (Sports) -- Biography.
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Marathon running.
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| ISBN |
9780307279187 (paperback) |
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0307279189 (paperback) |
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