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Born to Run

A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall

Length
11 hrs 6 min
Rating
4.7 / 5
Publisher
Random House Audio
Released
2009-05-05

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What it is

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?

“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine

Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America’s best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall’s incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.

On the charts

Last charted October 9, 2026. Its best position was 6 on Apple Books in Sports & Outdoors, reached September 30, 2026. Seen on 4 charts over 22 days of readings, the first on August 28, 2026.

1 59 6 September 17, 2026 October 9, 2026 September 17, 2026 — position 18September 22, 2026 — position 57September 24, 2026 — position 59September 25, 2026 — position 37September 27, 2026 — position 23September 28, 2026 — position 34September 29, 2026 — position 14September 30, 2026 — position 6October 1, 2026 — position 28October 9, 2026 — position 32
Apple Books in Sports & Outdoors — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Sports & Outdoors
Apple Books 6 10 days October 9, 2026
Libby 7 12 days October 9, 2026
Travel & Tourism
Libby 7 12 days October 9, 2026
Bestsellers 14 13 days September 29, 2026

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