CHRIS MCDOUGALL, author of BORN TO RUN *Ticketed Event

Start: 04/29/2011 7:00 pm

Chris McDougall, author of the riveting Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and contributing editor for Men's Health. A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Men's Journal, and New York. McDougall will discuss and sign copies of his book at Lipinsky Auditorium, on the UNCA Campus. Tickets are required for the talk and booksigning. You can pick tickets up at Malaprop's or you can pick them up at Will Call at Lipinsky Hall on the evening of the event.

Before the talk, McDougall is leading a Naked Run. Want to ask Scott Jurek how he trains? Or learn more about the nearly barefoot Tarahumara runners? Christopher McDougall, author of the Born to Run, along with seven-time Western States 100 Champion and ultrarunning legend Scott Jurek, and five-time Mount Mitchell champion and 2009 Copper Canyon Ultramarathon champion (and BRO editor-in-chief) Will Harlan, will lead a free 3-4 mile group run on the trails and roads of UNCA on Friday, April 29. Meet at 5pm at the UNC-Asheville track. It’s open to runners and walkers of all levels. Wear any shoes you like. McDougall, Jurek, and Harlan will be available to answer questions and talk informally during the easy run along UNCA’s trail system.