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25-08-2010, 12:38 PM, (This post was last modified: 25-08-2010, 04:04 PM by Bierzo Baggie.)
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RE: The greatest race on earth
Have you read "Born to Run"? Jurek figures quite prominently
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Yeah, I read it. Very entertaining. Disappointed that the writer couldn't see any further than his own backyard. The best ultra, trail and mountain runners in the world are not necessarily from the USA and he'd probably have found Tarahumara indians in numerous places all over the world (El Bierzo included). Still enjoyed the book though.

McDougall seemed blissfully unaware of the undisputed mountain running champion of the world, Kilian Jornet. He's beatable on the flat (Geoff Roes beat him in the western states 100 miles this year) but as far as I know he's never been beaten in the mountains.

Here's the inevitable website, complete with running philosophy and dodgy google translations to english.
http://www.kilianjornet.com/Sitio_web/index.html
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The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 22-08-2010, 10:39 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 23-08-2010, 09:18 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 24-08-2010, 12:57 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by El Gordo - 24-08-2010, 01:11 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 24-08-2010, 01:11 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by El Gordo - 24-08-2010, 04:04 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 24-08-2010, 04:40 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 24-08-2010, 09:31 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by El Gordo - 24-08-2010, 10:01 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 25-08-2010, 12:38 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by glaconman - 27-08-2010, 11:22 AM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 27-08-2010, 02:11 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by glaconman - 27-08-2010, 03:22 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by El Gordo - 27-08-2010, 06:04 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 27-08-2010, 07:06 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 27-08-2010, 08:04 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 28-08-2010, 07:25 AM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by glaconman - 28-08-2010, 02:06 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by Bierzo Baggie - 30-08-2010, 03:48 PM
RE: The greatest race on earth - by El Gordo - 30-08-2010, 08:51 PM

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