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Description of born to run by christopher mcdougall pdf. In search of the answer, he delves into a world of ultramarathons, american expats and the tarahumara indians in the copper canyons of mexico. November 2nd, 2016 the video picks up 5 minutes into mr. In this iconic book mcdougall follows a tribe in mexico that runs to live and he explores the lessons and the history that we can learn from our need to run. Born to run by christopher mcdougall content rating and. Isolated by mexicos deadly copper canyons, the blissful tarahumara indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury.
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