The book jacket says " A Hidden Tribe, Supeathletes, and the Greatest Race the World has Never Seen"- Born to Run by Christopher McDougall starts with a question. The author wants the answer to one simple questions: "Why does my foot hurt."
His quest to recover from injury led him to isolated Copper Canyon in Mexico. Here he seeks the secret of the Tarahumara Indians. They've honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without injury and seemingly without rest. He tells the story of the Tarahumara who won the Leadville 100, wearing sandals and native dress. They running is a natural part of their living. It is an extension of their life. They grow up running long distances. They are "Born To Run."
In the process of doing a story on these Indians he takes readers from Harvard where he seeks help for his injury and across America where he details stories of ultra runners across North America.
The profiled runners assemble in Copper Canyon to pit their skills against the best of the Tarahumara. The story will remind any runner about the joy of running is the essence of why we run.
It is an entertaining story that will have you enjoyably turning page after page. A real pleasure to read.
The author is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press. He is now a contributing editor for Men's Health magazine. He has written for Esquire, The New York Times, Magazine, Outside, Men's Journal and New York and is a three time National Magazine Award finalist.
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| Chris Wodke National Duathlon Championship 2013 |
Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMTwww.run4cmt.com
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
You may
visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 159 members in 30 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
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triathlon, CMT and athlete, Charcot-Marie-Tooth and running,
Charcot-Marie-Tooth and triathlon, Team USA and Team CMT, Running for my
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