Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, is a 2009 best-selling non-fiction book written by the American author and journalist Christopher McDougall.
There was no corruption, obesity, drug addiction, greed, wife-beating, child abuse, heart disease, high blood pressure or carbon emissions.
The book has received attention in the sporting world for McDougall's description of how he overcame injuries by modeling his running after the Tarahumara.
[5] However they did find some correlation between higher shoe prices and increased injuries, but explicitly warn — "It is probably incorrect, however, to interpret this surprising finding to mean that more expensive shoes cause more running injuries…" [6] Alongside his research into the Tarahumara, McDougall delves into why the human species, unique among primates, has developed traits for endurance running.
"[8] A film adaptation of this Native American drama was under development by LD Entertainment and producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Deb Newmyer.