Christopher McDougall is the author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen and Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance. He began his career as an overseas correspondent for the Associated Press, covering wars in Rwanda and Angola. He now lives and writes (and runs, swims, climbs, and bear-crawls) among the Amish farms around his home in rural Pennsylvania.
Christopher McDougall is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Random House Speakers Bureau at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com or visit www.rhspeakers.com.
A tale so mind-blowing as to be the stuff of legend. --The
Denver Post McDougall's book reminded me of why I love to run.
--Bill Rodgers, San Francisco Chronicle
Fascinating. . . . Thrilling. . . . An operatic ode to the joys of
running. --The Washington Post "It's a great book. . . . A
really gripping read. . . .Unbelievable story . . . a really
phenomenal book." --Jon Stewart on The Daily Show One of the
most entertaining running books ever. --Amby Burfoot,
Runnersworld.com "Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and
running history. . . . [McDougall] seeks to learn the secrets of
the Tarahumara the old-fashioned way: He tracks them down. . . .
The climactic race reads like a sprint. . . . It simply makes you
want to run." --Outside Magazine "McDougall recounts his
quest to understand near superhuman ultra-runners with adrenaline
pumped writing, humor and a distinct voice...he never lets go from
his impassioned mantra that humans were born to run." --NPR
"Born to Run is a fascinating and inspiring true adventure
story, based on humans pushing themselves to the limits. It's
destined to become a classic."-Sir Ranulph Fiennes, author of
Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know "Equal parts hilarity,
explanation and earnestness--whisks the reader along on a
compelling dash to the end, and along the way captures the sheer
joy that a brisk run brings." --Science News "Born to
Run is funny, insightful, captivating, and a great and
beautiful discovery." --Lynne Cox, author of Swimming to
Antarctica "A page-turner, taking the reader on an epic journey
in search of the world's greatest distance runners in an effort to
uncover the secrets of their endurance." --The Durango
Herald "Driven by an intense yet subtle curiosity, Christopher
McDougall gamely treads across the continent to pierce the soul and
science of long-distance running."--Hampton Sides, author of
Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers
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