Facts about Born to Run

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   Author Christopher McDougall argues in Born to Run that modern heavily cushioned running shoes contribute to running injuries rather than preventing them.

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   Born to Run features a 1968 race in Mexico's Copper Canyons between ultrarunner Micah True and Tarahumara runner Manuel Luna that showcases the indigenous runners' extraordinary endurance capabilities.

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   Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek won the Western States 100-mile race seven consecutive times from 2003 to 2009, the same year Born to Run was published.

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   The 2009 bestseller spent 100+ weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, fundamentally reshaping the running shoe industry away from maximum cushioning.

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   Christopher McDougall spent two years researching the Tarahumara people of Mexico's Copper Canyons before publishing Born to Run in 2009.

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