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Dec 21, 2009

"A good runner leaves no trace" --Tao Te Ching

The Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

In January of 2001, Christopher McDougall asked his doctor a simple question, "How come my foot hurts?" The doctor's response to that question would change the course of his life and ultimately send him on a journey where he would find an answer -- but only, as he puts it in his own words, "after I found myself in the middle of the greatest race the world would never see." This excerpt shares more from his book, "Born to Run", that tells the true story of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's Copper Canyon. The book explores the secrets behind their phenomenal abilities and challenges our common beliefs about this popular form of exercise.