Born to Run

a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen

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Born to Run (2009, Alfred A. Knopf)

Hardcover, 287 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf.

OCLC Number:
1003671365

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McDougall reveals the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how 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 super-athletic Americans.

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Subjects

  • Running races -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region
  • Tarahumara Indians -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region
  • Long-distance running -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region
  • Long-distance runners -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region
  • Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography
  • Running -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region
  • Athletes -- United States

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