Born to Run

Recountstheauthor'sexperienceswiththereclusiveTarahumaraIndians，whosetechniquesallowthemtorunlongdistanceswithease，anddescribeshistrainingforafifty-mileracewiththetribeandanumberofultramarathoners.，Fullofincrediblecharacters，amazingathleticachievements，cutting-edgescience，and，mostofall，pureinspiration，BorntoRunisanepicadventurethatbeganwithonesimplequestion：Whydoesmyfoothurt?Insearchofananswer，ChristopherMcDougallsetsofftofindatribeoftheworld’sgreatestdistancerunnersandlearntheirsecrets，andintheprocessshowsusthateverythingwethoughtweknewaboutrunningiswrong.IsolatedbythemostsavageterraininNorthAmerica，thereclusiveTarahumaraIndiansofMexico’sdeadlyCopperCanyonsarecustodiansofalostart.ForcenturiestheyhavepracticedtechniquesthatallowthemtorunhundredsofmileswithoutrestandchasedownanythingfromadeertoanOlympicmarathonerwhileenjoyingeverymileofit.Theirsuperhumantalentismatchedbyuncannyhealthandserenity，leavingtheTarahumaraimmunetothediseasesandstrifethatplaguemodernexistence.WiththehelpofCaballoBlanco，amysteriouslonerwholivesamongthetribe，theauthorwasablenotonlytouncoverthesecretsoftheTarahumarabutalsotofindhisowninnerultra-athlete，ashetrainedforthechallengeofalifetime：afifty-mileracethroughtheheartofTarahumaracountrypittingthetribeagainstanoddbandofAmericans，includingastarultramarathoner，abeautifulyoungsurfer，andabarefootwonder.Withasharpwitandwildexuberance，McDougalltakesusfromthehigh-techsciencelabsatHarvardtothesun-bakedvalleysandfreezingpeaksacrossNorthAmerica，whereever-growingnumbersofultrarunnersarepushingtheirbodiestothelimit，and，finally，totheclimacticraceintheCopperCanyons.BorntoRunisthatrarebookthatwillnotonlyengageyourmindbutinspireyourbodywhenyourealizethatthesecrettohappinessisrightatyourfeet，andthatyou，indeedallofus，wereborntorun.FromtheHardcoveredition.