A review by izarravarela
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

4.0

Nonfiction account of the Tarahumara, a tribe of Mexican super-athletes whose running abilities surpass what others have come to consider “extreme.” A fast, engaging summer read; also a quiet indictment of our modern, Power Bar culture. How can this tribe of impoverished Mexicans run faster than the most highly trained (and heavily sponsored) runners in the world? The takeaway point is, basically: they’re not happy because they run so well; they run so well because they’re happy. That’s a powerful message for our fitness-obsessed, calorie-counting culture. Don’t miss this one.