Born to Run : A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen / Christopher McDougall
Language: Αγγλικά.Publication: New York : Vintage Books, 2011Description: 304 σ. ; 21χ14 εκ.ISBN: 978-0307279187.Classification: 920 MCDAbstract: Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America’s best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall’s incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us, were born to run. .Provenance note: Δωρεά Rodopi Runners 21/12/2023Subject - Topical Name: Προσωπικές αφηγήσεις - Μαρτυρίες | Αθλητές -- Βιογραφία| Cover image | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America’s best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall’s incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.
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