The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen
eBook
English language
Published Nov. 13, 2010 by Profile Books.
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 …
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. --profilebooks.com
É un libro fácil de ler e ate certo punto motivamente, algunhas personas sirvéulles de inspiración, non foi o meu caso. Ou veño motivado de serie ou non lle atopei o lado místico ao libro (tampouco a éste, cagoentó!) mais é entretido e ameno.
Opinión completa en blog.xmgz.eu/lido-nacidos-para-correr/ (publicada en 2012)
Not merely inspiring. I was inspired, say, by Three Cups Of Tea, but I'm not going to go build a school in Afghanistan tomorrow.
Not merely inspiring, but damn motivating. I've logged about fifteen miles since putting this book down.
Putting this book down, incidentally, is something I was unable to do after picking it up. I tore through it in about two and a half days.
McDougall's constant struggle for the "AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT" hook is constant throughout the book and is annoying, but it doesn't detract from the story or lessen its impact.
