Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the worldâ€[...]

The best-selling author of "Born to Run" now travels to the Mediterranean, where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete, and ready to be unleashed in the muscles and minds of casual athletes and aspiring heroes everywhere.
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"Excellent . . . A no-brainer pickup for the sports collection." -- "Booklist" "An affirmation of the strong state of American sportswriting." -- "Kirkus Reviews"From more than 350 national, regional, and specialty publications and, increasingly, the top sports blogs, Christopher McDougall, best-sel[...]

Everything you've been told about exercise is wrong. This book takes us to research laboratories in Germany, an assault course in the Brazilian jungle and Parisian parkour routes, exploding exercise myths (such as that fat prevents fitness - it's actually a brilliant energy source) and proving these[...]

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 [...]

Født til å løpe har allerede fått klassikerstatus i løpemiljøer verden over, men den har i like stor grad fenget vanlige lesere. For dette er framfor alt en eventyrlig fortelling med et knippe helt uforglemmelige karakterer. Boka er solgt til over 20 land, har ligget på bestselgerlistene side[...]

Löpning har på några år blivit Sveriges bredaste folkrörelse - de stora loppen drar idag nästan 500 000 startande. Christopher McDougalls internationella bästsäljare besvarar frågan alla löpare förr eller senare ställer sig: Varför springer jag? I Born to run jagar McDougall oförtrött[...]