Playing it safe, he visited his doctor who analysed his foot and said ‘running is bad for you. His enquiry into eliminating foot pain lead him to an unexpected place… A visit to the doctor for foot pain starts the journeyĬhristopher McDougall ran 2-3 miles every other day and started developing persistent foot pain. The man behind Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, is a journalist, author, TED speaker and passionate runner.Ĭhristopher McDougall wrote the book after his experience of a painful foot injury and his subsequent quest to overcome routine running injuries. In this article, I summarise the book into a quick digestible read. I can confidently say this was one of the most thought-provoking and inspiring running books I’ve read. From the Hardcover edition.I recently read Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. 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. 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.
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. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. 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. 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. Print Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seenįull 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.
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