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In Mexico, An Extreme Race in the Shadow of Extreme Danger
'Barefoot' Heads Into the Sunet
End of Book
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Tribe in Mexico
What is the Tarahumaras
100
Running brings ______, which is a positive emotional impact that happens to the body. Especially when talking about the reasons why the Tarahumaras like running
What is joy
100
What year did the race being? Who started the race?
What is 2003 & Caballo Blanco
100
Do the FiveFinger shoes have a positive or negative impact on the body based off the article?
What is a Negative impact on the body
100
What shape is the coarse?
What is "Y-Shaped"
200
Unusual breed of extreme athletes, competing in races that can go 100 miles or longer, often in deserts and other unlikely places
What is Ultra-Runners
200
Quote"The Tarahumara step into the unknown every time they leave the care, because they never know how fast they’ll have to sprint after a rabbit, how much firewood they’ll have to haul home, how tricky the climbing will be during the winter storm. The first challenge they face as kids is surviving on the edge of a cliff their first and lifelong way to play is the ball game, which his nothing if not an exercise in ________" (pg.212)
What is uncertainty
200
Why was the race cancelled the night before it was supposed to take place?
What is unsafe environment, drug cartels, gun-fights
200
What shoe did nike make that was trying to replicate the five finger shoe? (hint:very light shoes)
What is nike frees
200
What are tesguinada?
What is the a party like event that takes place before the Tarahumara races
300
The person who started the races and died in 2012 (looking for real name not nickname)
What is Micah True or Michael Randall Hickman
300
Two Examples from the Book of this theme: Scott hangs back with McDougall, making sure he doesn't finish alone Scott pulls up alongside Silvino and instead of passing him, he slaps him on the back and encourages him forward.
What is teamwork
300
What does the race bring to the Tarahumaras
What is money and food
300
What impact did McDougall have on barefoot running
What is McDougalls book had an impact on barefoot running because after people read his book there were intrigued to try barefoot running
300
A theory that proves why adults can run faster than young healthy teens
What is the "Running Man Theory"
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His opinion on running shoes is that they are "the most destructive force to ever hit the human foot"
Who is Barefoot Ted
400
Tarahumaras can run hundreds of miles because they are emotionally _________?
What is self determined
400
What happened when the race was cancelled?
What is Some of Runners still continued to run a shorter version of the race knowing the dangers of the coarse.
400
Did the shoe market increase or decrease after the Five Finger shoes came out on the market? How many percent? Why?
What is decrease, 47%, poorly made shoes
400
Who goes to Maui to find his meaning of life?
Michael Randall Hickman
500
Who said "For the first time in my life, I was looking forward to super long runs with not dread, but anticipation"
What is McDougall
500
Building up ______ takes time and it is harder for some people. You must try to trust the people around you: doctors, friends, opponents, instructors, and coaches’ Examples from the book: Bob Francis Ken Mierke Scott (vegetarian ultra-marathon runners)
What is Trust
500
Critical Thinking: If the race continues to be discouraged by the environment around them what do you think happens?
What is a negative impact on the other people in the community that are not involved with the drug cartels, the drug cartels are getting what they want
500
Do you think barefoot running is good or bad
What is your discussion quesion
500
Who ends of winning the race
Who is Arnulfo