a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen
electronic resource, 304 pages
English language
Published Nov. 13, 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
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.
