Running With Sherman: An Author Talk with Christopher McDougall

Program Type:

Author Talks, Health & Wellness, Lectures & Panels

Age Group:

Adults, Teens
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Join us for a talk with athlete and Born to Run author Christopher McDougall.

When Christopher McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. But when Sherman arrived, he was so sick he could barely move. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman's body but his mind as well. The best way to soothe a donkey is to give it a job, so Christopher decided to teach Sherman to run. He'd heard about burro racing--a unique type of race where humans and donkeys run together in a call-back to mining days--and decided he and Sherman would enter the World Championship in Colorado. Check out this video link.

This program is co-sponsored by the Library, Books on the Common and Ridgefield Running Store. It is made possible thanks to the Noreen L. Papa - Mothers: Live Your Life Fund.

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