Born To Run - Hardcover

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.