Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Christopher McDougall: Born to Run Book..Tetons!!!!!


PLEASE PASS IT ON!
Christopher McDougall,
author of the best-selling book
Born to Run

Presentation and Book Signing
Date: Thursday September 10th
Location: Dreamchasers Outdoor Adventure Store
25 Main Street
Driggs, Idaho 83422
*6:00pm Free!*
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 world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong. Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tamarah's Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tamarah's immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence.
With the help of Caballo Bianco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, the author was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tamarah's but also to find his own inner ultra-athlete, as he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of Americans, including a star ultramarathoner, a beautiful young surfer, and a barefoot wonder.
With a sharp wit and wild exuberance, McDougall takes us from the high-tech science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultrarunners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to the climactic race in the Copper Canyons.
Born to Run is that rare book that will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that the secret to happiness is right at your feet, and that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.
For more information, contact Lisa at 208-787-2077

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