Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen - Softcover

McDougall, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846684226 ISBN 13: 9781846684227

Verlag: Profile Books Ltd, 2010

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Reseña del editor:

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.

Biografía del autor:

Christopher McDougall is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and author of the international bestseller Born to Run. He does his own running among the Amish farms around his home in rural Pennsylvania.

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• Verlag: Profile Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1846684226
• ISBN 13: 9781846684227
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304