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Title details for Born to Run by Christopher McDougall - Available

Born to Run

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

by Christopher McDougall
Fred Sanders
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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.... 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.

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  • Release date

    May 5, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781415963999
      • File size: 320441 KB
      • Duration: 11:07:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1040
    • Text Difficulty: 6-8

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Think 26.2 miles is a long run? Not even close. McDougall's book traces the spirit of "ultra-runners," the world's greatest distance runners, whose runs take them on personal and physical journeys much more demanding than mere marathons. Focusing on a small, quiet tribe of Mexicans and a handful of assorted Americans, the book explores the question of why people run. Narrator Fred Sanders keeps the pace and maintains a steady enthusiasm as he tells of runners' personalities, diets, and team-oriented competitiveness. Like a well-conditioned runner, nothing in the book is wasted--even parts about the genesis and science of running are fascinating. Sanders never tires while describing humans' innate ability to run. Non-runners will gain an insight from this compelling read, runners will love it, and ultra-runners? Well, they live it. M.B. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1040
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

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