McDougall, Christopher, 1962-

Born to run : a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen / Christopher McDougall. - 1st Vintage Books ed. - New York : Vintage Books, 2011, c2009. - 287 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners.

ISBN: 9780307279187 (pbk.) 0307279189 (pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
McDougall, Christopher, 1962-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Copper Canyon (Mexico)

LC Class. No.: GV1061.23.M6 / M33 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 796.4209721