Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run?

Christopher McDougall (born 1962) is an American author and journalist best known for his 2009 best-selling book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. He has also written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine,Outside, Men's Journal, and New York, and was a contributing editor for Men's Health. Source: Wikipedia


http://chrismcdougall.com/blog/

I'm not really a good runner...but love to run...I sprint! Running  gives me freedom to think, to get rid off my negative emotions, and after the run is over, I feel empowered that I have accomplished something! - Feb 2011

The book motivated me to run my first 5K last fall. My time was 16 min 21 sec, not bad for a first timer. A fascinating book that is more about humanity and compassion than just running. - April 2012

Update April 2, 2012 
"True, 58, was a legend in the distance running community. He was the subject of Christopher McDougall's best-selling book, "Born to Run," which recounted how he took up residence in the remote Copper Canyons of Mexico among the Tarahumara, a desert-dwelling tribe of the best ultrarunners in the world."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/micah-true-ultrarunners-body-found-mexicos-wilderness/story?id=16048218#.T3oqc_BYvlV


Update April 17, 2012
"On Tuesday March 27, ultrarunner Micah True set off on a 12-mile run in the Gila National Forest and didn't return. Days later, writer Christopher McDougall took off on a not-so-unfamiliar quest, joining a crew of ultrarunners to search for the ever-wandering man nicknamed Caballo Blanco".
On The Trail of The White Horse http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/running/trail-running/On-The-Trail-Of-The-White-Horse.html?page=1

Update May 21, 2012
Caballo Blanco’s Last Run: The Micah True Story http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/sports/caballo-blancos-last-run-the-micah-true-story.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp