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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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Main Author: McDougall, Christopher, 1962-
Other Authors: Sanders, Fred, 1955-
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, p2009.
Subjects:
Running races > Mexico > Copper Canyon Region.
Tarahumara Indians > Mexico > Copper Canyon Region.
Long-distance running > Mexico > Copper Canyon Region.
Running.
Athletes.
Audiobooks.
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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.
Item Description: Unabridged.
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Physical Description: 9 sound discs (11 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9780739383728
0739383728
Author Notes: Christopher McDougall is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and is now a contributing editor for Men's Health . A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he has written for Esquire , The New York Times Magazine , Outside , Men's Journal , and New York . He does his own running among the Amish farms around his home in rural Pennsylvania.


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