Born to Run

A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

| 4.50 | 170,024 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Ed Stafford, Turia Pitt, and 2 others. See all reviews

Ranked #1 in Running, Ranked #1 in Fitness — see more rankings.

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.

Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a... more
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Ed Stafford An honour to be asked to do an impromptu little talk tonight after #christophermcdougall. Great to see the big man in the flesh in the UK. #BornToRun was a book that definitely changed the path of my life. #legend @vivobarefoot #barefootrunning https://t.co/3QgVKZ0OQ4 (Source)

Turia Pitt If [people are] interested in running, I give them [this book]. (Source)

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