Born to run Frida Harari Richard Wijaya Nanyan Jiang English 102 Professor Chocos November

The Tarahumara Indians are native american that live in northwestern Mexico Tarahumara Indians are known for their abilities to run ultramarathons barefoot, and have no injuries.

Christopher McDougall Christopher McDougall (1962) Correspondent for the Associated Press American author and journalist Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Never Seen (2009)

0 The Physical and Mental Benefits of Running 0 Human are born to run 0 Brain-body conflict

PROSCONS Strength Flexibility Cheap Adapting your feet to the environment Higher possibility of infections Feet have no cushion Not able to pace properly Formation of blisters May increase Plantar pain

0 Running Injuries in long distance runners: % for all runners combined 0 Wearing traditional running shoes 55.4% 0 Running barefoot or minimalist running shoes 46.3%

If you look for a good fit of sneakers it can be better than running barefoot. The most expensive sneaker is not always the best one for you. Create your own running technique.

“When you run on the earth and run with the earth you can run forever” (McDougall, 114). “That was the real secret of Tarahumara: they had never forgotten what it felt to love running” (Mcdougall 239).

 McDougall, Christopher. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Print  Images from Google.com  Watson, Oliver. "The Running Clinic Business Model." The Running Clinic Business Model. 12 Nov Web. 10 Nov