Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 287 pages ; 25 cm
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.
Subjects:
True, Micah, 1953-2012.
McDougall, Christopher, 1962-
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.
Running -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region -- Juvenile literature.
True, Micah, 1953-2012.
McDougall, Christopher, 1962-
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.
Running -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon Region -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1040L
ISBN:
9780307266309
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SPORTS Running McD | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
SPORTS Running McD | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |