Author: christophermcdougall

When the New York Times bestselling author of Born to Run agreed to adopt a rescue donkey, he had no idea how far he would go to help it recuperate. “Full of heart and hijinks and humor” (#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grogan).

The astonishing national bestseller and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run.An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured … journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing…