Born to Run

The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen

Christopher Mcdougall (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2010 | Export - Australia only
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84668-422-7 (ISBN)

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At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.

Christopher McDougall is author of the internationally bestselling Born to Run, which is being adapted into a TV series, Natural Born Heroes, and Running with Sherman. He lives in rural Pennsylvania and Hawaii.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2010
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	132 x 198 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen
ISBN-10	1-84668-422-6 / 1846684226
ISBN-13	978-1-84668-422-7 / 9781846684227
Zustand	Neuware