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-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A
small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the
treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on
over a course 50 miles long.With incredible energy and smart observation McDougall tells this
story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at
Harvard Nike and elsewhere he comes across an incredible cast of characters including the
woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon
in a bikini pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.
