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11-04-2009, 01:55 AM
Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall.
The Tamahumara Indians live in the remote recesses of Mexico's Copper Canyon, having fled there to escape the Europeans 400 years ago.
They have no money or crime, no incidence of modern disease (cancer, etc.), drink their homemade beer and for sport, they run.
And run and run.
A typical race is 75-100 miles through and over the canyons.
They can humble the most highly trained modern ultramarathoner...while laughing. They really enjoy running.
This highly entertaining book tells about the author's attempt-ultimately successful- to meet and race with the Tarahumara on their own turf.
Along the way he slips in a lot of science and introduces a weird cast of ultraathletes.
I haven't enjoyed a book as much as this one in a long time.
The Tamahumara Indians live in the remote recesses of Mexico's Copper Canyon, having fled there to escape the Europeans 400 years ago.
They have no money or crime, no incidence of modern disease (cancer, etc.), drink their homemade beer and for sport, they run.
And run and run.
A typical race is 75-100 miles through and over the canyons.
They can humble the most highly trained modern ultramarathoner...while laughing. They really enjoy running.
This highly entertaining book tells about the author's attempt-ultimately successful- to meet and race with the Tarahumara on their own turf.
Along the way he slips in a lot of science and introduces a weird cast of ultraathletes.
I haven't enjoyed a book as much as this one in a long time.