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The Tarahumara of Mexico have been getting a lot of play recently specifically because of a book called Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall (http://www.amazon
by siculars 17y ago
The Tarahumara of Mexico have been getting a lot of play recently specifically because of a book called Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall (http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303 http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest...).
The Tarahumara people have been known in the elite runner/super athlete circles for a few decades yet but it seems that since the book came out everyone has been searching for their own experience with them. They are also somewhat responsible for the recent barefoot running phenomenon.
- alnayyir 17y agoI was wondering what started this particular health fad. Given that there's some legitimate cultural anecdote and biological history behind it, maybe it'll actually work.
- oliveoil 17y agoI think this was the original barefoot post on hacker news: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1170253/The-painful-truth-trainers-Are-expensive-running-shoes-waste-money.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1170253/The-...
- nod 17y agoThis article IS that book -- I just finished reading it. This article is ripped word-for-word from several sections of that book, with a little stitching together. It's an entertaining book, if a bit rambling.