Name: Running With Sherman: The Donkey who Survived Against all Odds and Raced Like a Champion
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Author: Christopher McDougall
ISBN: 9781781258279

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Running With Sherman: The Donkey who Survived Against all Odds and Raced Like a Champion

Type

Physical Book

Author

Christopher McDougall

Publisher

Profile Books

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781781258279

Running With Sherman: The Donkey who Survived Against all Odds and Raced Like a Champion

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Synopsis "Running With Sherman: The Donkey who Survived Against all Odds and Raced Like a Champion "

When barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes in a neglected donkey, his aim is to get Sherman back to reasonable health. But Sherman is ill-tempered, obstinate and uncooperative - and it's clear his poor treatment has made him deeply fearful of humans. Christopher knows that donkeys need a purpose - they are working, pack animals - and so when he learns of the sport of Burro Racing or running with donkeys, he sets out to give Sherman something worth living for.With the aid of Christopher's menagerie on his farm in rural Pennsylvania, his wife Mika and their friends and neighbours including the local Amish population, Sherman begins to build trust in Christopher. To give him a purpose, they start to run together. But what Sherman gains in confidence and meaning is something we all need: a connection with nature, the outdoors, with movement. And as Christopher learns, the side benefits of exercise and animal contact are surprising, helping with mental and physical health in unexpected ways.

Christopher McDougall

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Christopher McDougall is an American journalist and author, known for his bestseller Born to Run (2009), where he explores human endurance through the Tarahumara tribe of Mexico. A Harvard graduate and former war correspondent for Associated Press, McDougall has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, and Men’s Health.

His work includes Natural Born Heroes (2015), which investigates human strength and endurance during World War II, and Running with Sherman (2019), a story about rehabilitating a donkey to compete in mountain races. In 2022, he co-wrote Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide, a practical guide for runners. McDougall lives in Pennsylvania, where he continues to explore the limits of human potential through writing and physical activity.

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