Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

Author:Christopher McDougall
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Long-distance running - Mexico - Copper Canyon Region, Running - Mexico - Copper Canyon Region, Social Science, Travel, Sports & Recreation, Sports, Cultural And Social Anthropology, Long-distance runners, Long-distance running, Tarahumara Indians, McDougall, Athletes, Copper Canyon Region, Running, Anthropology, Cultural, Christopher, Adventure, Native American Studies, Special Interest - Adventure, Anthropology - Cultural, Long-distance runners - Mexico - Copper Canyon Region, Long-distance runners - United States, Running races - Mexico - Copper Canyon Region, Tarahumara Indians - Mexico - Copper Canyon Region, Mexico, Athletes - United States, Running & Jogging, Special Interest, Running races, Ethnic Studies
ISBN: 9780307266309
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2009-05-04T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

WE WHEEZED into Creel well after nightfall, the bus shuddering to a stop with a hiss from the brakes like a sigh of relief. Outside the window, I spotted Caballo’s ghostly old straw hat bobbing toward us through the dark.

I couldn’t believe how smoothly we’d crossed the Chihuahua desert. Ordinarily, the odds of getting across the border and catching four buses in a row without one of them breaking down or chugging in a half-day late were on a par with beating a Tijuana slot machine. On just about any trip through Chihuahua, someone is sure to have to console you with the local motto: “Nothing works out according to plan, but it always works out.” But this plan, so far, was turning out to be foolproof, booze-proof, and cartel-proof.

Of course, that was before Caballo met Barefoot Ted.

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