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Born to run : a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen /

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 American...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDougall, Christopher, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
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.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:287 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780307266309
0307266303