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Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide Paperback – December 6, 2022

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From the best-selling author and renowned coach duo from Born to Run, a fully illustrated, practical guide to running for everyone from amateurs to seasoned runners, about how to eat, race, and train like the world's best

Whether you're ramping up for a race or recuperating from an injury, Born to Run 2 is a holistic program for runners of every stripe that centers on seven key themes: food, fitness, form, footwear, focus, fun, and family.

The guide contains:
  • On-the run recipes for race-ready nutrition
  • Training regimen to help get you in shape and achieve your running goals
  • Corrective drills to perfect your form
  • Helpful shoe recommendations
  • Advice about how to bring more joy into running
  • Suggestions for finding a running community

Christopher McDougall and Eric Orton bring all the elements together into an integrated action plan—the 90-Day Run Free training schedule—that provides everything you need to prepare for a mile-long fun run or a 100-mile ultramarathon. Full of helpful illustrations and full-color photos of the iconic first Copper Canyons race, Born to Run 2 is the perfect training companion for anyone who wants to get inspired about the sport again and learn the proven techniques to run smoother, lighter, and swifter.
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"A practical guide stressing fundamentals (food, fitness, form, focus, footwear, fun, family), with the emphasis on learning to run well. The text includes a '90-Day Run Free Program' plus numerous diagrams, strength exercises, and plenty of color photos, many featuring diverse, adaptive athletes. This will appeal to new runners and energize those recovering from injuries, as well as older runners and those who have burned out. McDougall is a captivating storyteller and a steadfast advocate who continues to promote the joy of running."
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CHRISTOPHER McDOUGALL covered wars in Rwanda and Angola as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press before writing his best-selling book Born to Run. His fascination with the limits of human potential led to his next works, Running with Sherman and Natural Born Heroes, and his Outside magazine web series, “Art of the Hero.”

ERIC ORTON’s experiences with the Tarahumara and his study of running, human performance, strength, and conditioning have led him to the cutting edge of the sport and made him a go-to for athletes everywhere. The author of The Cool Impossible and former fitness director for the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Orton personally trains athletes from recreational racers to elite ultramarathoners. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf (December 6, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1524712345
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1524712341
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.71 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.69 x 9.7 inches
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    Trained as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, Christopher McDougall covered wars in Rwanda and Angola before writing his international bestseller, "Born to Run." His fascination with the limits of human potential led him to his next book, "Natural Born Heroes." McDougall also created the Outside magazine web series, "Art of the Hero."

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    Born to Run is currently being made into a feature film starring Matthew McConaughey.

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    Eric's experience with the Raramuri and his study of running, human performance, strength, and conditioning have led him to the cutting edge of the sport and made him a go-to for athletes everywhere.

    The author of Born To Run 2 and The Cool Impossible, Orton travels the World speaking on running and personally trains athletes from recreational runners to elite ultramarathoners. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Missa
5.0 out of 5 stars Motivating and Fun
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023
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Never thought a book could get me excited about running because of the dream of doing so without injury! I honestly didn't think it was possible. I love the movement snacks and all the other great advice and exercises that I hope will get me back on the road without pain for good!
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Tracy Lermon
5.0 out of 5 stars Guide and story.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
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I really liked the story format of this running training manual. It helps to know the why of what you're doing and how others may used to overcome obstacles. The book itself is high quality.
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Ted _S
4.0 out of 5 stars Updates of Born to Run, somewhat unwieldy as a training manual
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2022
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Narratives on a few of the runners in Born to Run are interspersed with updates on some of the informational themes of both Born to Run and Natural Born Heroes. These aspects alone make reading the book highly worthwhile.
Training tips are scattered throughout the book along with the other content and an overwhelming amount of often full page photos. Flipping pages, this book gives the appearance of a glossy magazine. Many of the photos show only that people of various ages, ethnicities, and physical condition can all participate while maintaining a smile. Most of the photos, though, are of younger athletes in superb condition.
The training tips are brought together in a 6-1/2 page chapter titled "The 90-Day Run Free Program." There is a table of prescribed activities for each of 13 weeks. For each day there are a few words directing activities, often requiring looking back to previous sections of the book for clarification.
Most interesting to me were the updates on some of the informational themes. There are new stories on the theme of shoes, along with recommendations of specific models. Gone, however, is any mention of Vibram Five Fingers or any other uncushioned shoes. I found this disappointing, as my biggest take-away from Born to Run was a conversion to Five Fingers (which remain my footwear of choice, especially for long ascents or descents).
There is a page of food recommendations as part of guidance on using low-intesity exercise to train the metabolism to use stored body fat instead of sugar. Here McDougall partially repeates stories from Natural Born Heroes, but leaves out mention of some of the major figures appearing there such as Dr. Timothy Noakes.
A very useful feature of the new book is that it has an index.
Overall, I enjoyed reading the many new stories and eventually I'll undoubtedly try some of the training tips.
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Aziz
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite literally life changing
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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Similar story to the author’s for me: told I shouldn’t run after injuring my knees in college running. Followed the program and now running 50 miles a week, injury free. Incredible!
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Jumpinjay
5.0 out of 5 stars Born 2 run
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
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Born 2 run, fun book, applied some of the techniques,
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Anita Hazeltine
5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner !
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023
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Having read Born to Run, and the rest of his books, I had been looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint!
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TheBestDogMom
3.0 out of 5 stars Not like book 1 but still interesting.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2022
If you go into it knowing that is it nothing like Born to Run (1) it is an ok book. I can see how some people would be disappointed in this book if they thought it was a character driven story like 1.
The book is what it says a training guide, not a story. Some interesting parts like diet, running with dogs, shoes, etc. After running for more than 35 years I think I pretty much knew most of this info already but it’s sometimes interesting to hear someone else’s take on it. I liked the section on injuries/prevention at the end.
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Kristjan Chapman
5.0 out of 5 stars A Runners Dream Book
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2023
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Fantastic for any runner!
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janice
5.0 out of 5 stars very informative and easy to read
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2023
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Enjoying reading the book and following it had been really interesting.
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Vinay Basavaraj
3.0 out of 5 stars Sequels are not a good idea
Reviewed in India on April 14, 2024
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Quite boring and lacking of substance
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Enrico
2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre
Reviewed in Italy on April 14, 2023
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Rispetto al primo Born to run, un capolavoro che davvero ha il potere di cambiare la prospettiva di chiunque sulla corsa, questo libro non è davvero granché.
Per essere una "guida definitiva" è veramente poverissimo di informazioni utili, che si trovano sparse in un mare di narrazione e immagini a colori che occupano pagine intere.
Bello leggere le storie edificanti di come la corsa abbia cambiato la vita delle persone, ma non è quello che mi aspetto e voglio in un libro che ha la velleità di definirsi una guida. Più che altro sembra una rivista sportiva in formato libro - e costa di conseguenza
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Ramon
5.0 out of 5 stars Imprescindible
Reviewed in Spain on February 22, 2023
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Una sorpresa, es una guía completa para correr largas distancias. He aprendido mucho
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dave
5.0 out of 5 stars Great successor to born to run
Reviewed in Germany on December 17, 2022
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I just had finished born to run when I wondered how to start. Luckily born to run 2 just answers my question! Some of the exercises are really similar to what my physiotherapist instructed me. I think this is a good sign and there is still enough for me to learn from this book.
For me personally the 90 days program is quite a bit too fast,but i think it is not to difficult to adapt it to my own needs.
It is just a bit sad that there is nothing in the book about the protagonists from the original born to run.
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