About this title: Part adventure story, part extreme sports, "Born to Run" is a riveting story about one journalist's quest to discover the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--a reclusive Indian tribe living deep in the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date Published: May 2009
ISBN-13:9780307266309ISBN:0307266303
Description: 0-307-26630-3 The Barnes & Noble Review Filled with unforgettable characters who go fully against the cultural grain (a mysterious Mexican tribe of cliff dwellers who run hundreds of miles with ease, a cerebral former prizefighter who's become a hermit in the Mexican hills, a vegan ultra-serene ultramarathoner, two Beat-loving young guns who drink as hard as they run, a hilarious, Kramer-like renegade barefoot runner with logorrhea), Christopher McDougall's first book, Born to Run: A Hidden ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2009-05-05
ISBN-13:9780307266309ISBN:0307266303
Description: New. This is a paperback ARC with plain cover and publisher stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780307266309ISBN:0307266303
Description: New. Part adventure story, part extreme sports, "Born to Run" is a riveting story about one journalist's quest to discover the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--a reclusive Indian tribe living deep in the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Date Published: 2009-05-05
ISBN-13:9780307266309ISBN:0307266303
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"reads like a collection of magazine articles, not a book. It did contain some interesting thoughts and observations but not worth the hours one spends reading a book.
It would have been helpful to have a map of Cooper Canyon, Mexico instead of a myriad of descriptions. Same goes for the sandals the locals ran in... I had google for a picture to see what these were all about. ho-hum."
"This book's title does not do the story justice. It'll appeal to athletes, runners and marathoners. As an ex-marathoner I didn't want to read this book but a friend of mine sent it to me as a gift! I thanked my friend and told her I'd read it after I was done with Ted Kennedy's thoroughly riveting "True Compass" but she insisted I read "Born to Run" right away. So I started zip-reading through the first two chapters. It wasn't until Chapter 3 that I finally began to understood why my friend insisted I read it right away. This is a book for everyone -- men, women, teens, teachers, bankers, politicians and anyone dealing with a health issue -- not just runners or marathoners. It's a mystery, a quest, an adventure, history, crime, health and diet, anthropology, disease, joy, love and bliss. I plan to send this book to friends and family just because it's a GREAT read and I want everyone I know to be as mesmerized and amazed as I was reading this story. It's unforgettable. Towards the end of the book I began to slow down my reading because I didn't want it to end. It's a book I'm sure I'll read many times."
"My only complaint was that the book was too short, or that it was so interesting and well written that I read it too fast or that I liked the characters so much that I wanted to go out for a run and have a beer with them
Book is written by a runner whose legs are beat up and told he shouldn't run anymore. He researchs alternatives and learns about the Tahahumara Indians who live in the remote and inaccessible copper canyon in Mexico.
One of my favorite chapters was about the year a few of the Tahahumara came north to run the Ledville 100. I won't tell who won, I was in more suspense in reading that chapter than I have been watching any game on tv.
But the author also talks about running in general. Thoughts like allowing long distance runners to go pro was the worst thing for American runners, it caused American marathon times to get much slower due to sponsor concerns about shoes, mileage, coaching etc..on Bill Bowerman and whether he was disillusioned at the end of the life with changes he wrought with Nike, coaching tips, the effect of expensive running shoes(the stanford cross country coach won't allow his runners to wear expensive shoes--and there's studies that back him up
But it is the author's trip to Copper Canyon that is the highlight. And the last chapters that describe the American elite ultra runners going down to Copper Canyon for a race against the Tahumura on their own turf--with no media coverage, no real prize money, no ego, well, it was great. Absolutely great.
"Possibly the best book I've read in years. The overall story is of the Tarahumara, the running people, and a 50 mile race in one of the most dangerous places in the world. Interspersed is a history of ultra running and runners. Also included is the evolution of human running, how running affects us, how to love running again, and how we may be the greatest running species on this planet. The best part is the attitudes of the runners, who lift and build each other through triumph and tragedy. It really makes you wonder if running could be a prelude to really changing people for the better.
All my life I've ran because it's just what you do if you want to be healthy, and I've always hated it. There is that few seconds when you first take off that it's joyous, but it swiftly deteriorates in pain and drudgery. While reading this book I took note of some of the techniques mentioned. Despite a badly injured ankle I went out and tried some. For the first time in my life I ran approximately a mile and a half with what seemed like no effort at all. I stopped, stretched a bit, and ran back, now breathing a bit harder, but still feeling better about running than I thought was possible. Even now, with blisters all over my toes I want to go out and run. But while I want to learn the physical principles, I also want to take advantage of the mental and spiritual benefits that are described.
On the one hand I can't wait to lend this book to all my friends, on the other hand I want to keep it close so I can dive in and recapture the excitement at my leisure."
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