a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen
electronic resource, 304 pages
English language
Published Nov. 12, 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf.
An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?
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. --publisher's description
Some interesting parts, but overall far too over-the-top about barefoot running, and very sensational in its depiction of these people.
This is the book that it and started me to become a runner years ago. Great prose, totally entertaining and engrossing.
