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.
While researching Born to Run, Chris McDougall encountered the story of Pheidippides, the legendary ancient Greek 'all-day runner.
Walsh is the lead midcourse timekeeper for the Mount Marathon Race, the second-oldest mountain footrace in the world and, after the Iditarod sled-dog race, the most famous race in the 49th State. Contrary to its name, the Mount Marathon ...
At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100 ...
Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. Humans were born to run and our bodies are designed to excel at it.
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.
A heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America. "McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection."--John Grogan, author of Marley & Me.e.
Así que cuando tocó ver qué diferenciaba a los seres humanos cuando corren, pensé que a mí me era más fácil ver cómo correr podía afectarnos como especie. La idea no me resultaba tan extraña como podía resultarle a alguien que nunca ha ...
Man hat die Gefahrenzone betreten, sobald der Gegner nah genug ist, um zupacken zu können. ... wenn sie der Gefahrenzone entkommen wollen, während im Karate und im Taekwondo mit weiträumigen, schnellen Tritten gearbeitet wird.
Some insist Zeus's birth cave was farther west of Xan on Mount Ida, Crete's highest peak, which made a lot of sense. ... a wild child could disappear from the world and be raised by a band of loyal mountain men and a mystical she-goat.
Christopher McDougall and long-time coach and running wizard Eric Orton have answered with Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide, teaching every runner, new or experienced, how to master humankind's first true superpower and tap into ...
Šokující vítězství bylo počátkem dlouhého řetězce. Ann se stala ženskou vítězkou závodu Western States 100 – obdoby Super Bowlu v přespolním běhu –, a to dokonce čtrnáctkrát. Před tímto rekordem vypadá i sedminásobné vítězství Lance ...
The author and habitually-injured runner Christopher McDougall has set out to discover their secrets.
En busca de una respuesta, Christopher MacDougall se encuentra con la tribu de los mejores corredores de larga distancia del mundo.
Nacidos para correr: el misterioso pueblo de los tarahumaras, un grupo de superatletas y la más increíble carrera jamás contada
Nacidos para ser héroes es una investigación fascinante sobre la fuerzay la capacidad de superación del cuerpo humano, que nos lleva desde las calles de Londres a medianoche hasta el amanecer en las playas de Brasil, desde las montañas ...
Traces the rise and fall of the Mexican singer and movie actress, how her talent school was a front for a sex-slave operation, the paternity of the child she conceived in prison, and other details of her career and her legal troubles.
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. Look for Born to Run 2, coming in December!
With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner.
This tawdry true-life tale, as featured in "The New York Times Magazine" and "Dateline" dares to tell the scandalous story of the rise and fall of Mexico's biggest superstar, Gloria Trevi.