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

By: McDougall, Christopher, 1962-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : A. Knopf, 2009Edition: 1st ed.Description: 287 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780307266309 (trade); 0307266303.Subject(s): 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 | McDougall, Christopher, 1962- | Running races | Tarahumara Indians | Native Americans -- Mexico | Marathon running | Long-distance runners -- Biography | Running | Copper Canyon Region (Mexico) | Athletes -- United StatesDDC classification: 796.42/4/097216/092 Summary: The author describes his work with Caballo Blanco, an outsider who befriended the Tarahumara Indians, in which the two men organized a running event between the tribesmen, who are considered to have superhuman running abilities, and Americans, including a ultramarathoner, a surfer, and others; and includes facts about techniques and the history of running.
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The author describes his work with Caballo Blanco, an outsider who befriended the Tarahumara Indians, in which the two men organized a running event between the tribesmen, who are considered to have superhuman running abilities, and Americans, including a ultramarathoner, a surfer, and others; and includes facts about techniques and the history of running.

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