Born To Run Chapter Summary

1. The Lone Wanderer of the High Sierras
A title should attract the audience, hint to themes, or inform the reader of the main idea of the chapter. The first chapter of Born to Run introduces a character known as Caballo Blanco, and the author focuses on telling his story. He is claimed to be somewhere alone in the mountains, so the author refers to him as a lone wanderer, with knowledge of the ancient secrets of the Tarahumara. This title is appropriate because it intrigues the reader and focuses on what the chapter is about. The author comes to the conclusion that the story is a hoax, but the mysteries of the Tarahumara are still unsolved, which causes the audience to want to continue reading.
2. Tarahumara Land
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It happens to flow into the Leadville Trail. Leadville is a ghost town now, but it was once a thriving community. The town turns into a depressed, empty, poor, and dangerous place to live once the mines shut down. One citizen decides to organize a race, which helps the economy but hurts the participants. The problem is the Tarahumara do not face this dangerous climate during their regular competitions. This territory is a whole new world to them. The Tarahumara are incredibly fast, but they are not fearless. This trail is capable of injuring the tribe who never is injured. Completing this race will be the most difficult run they have ever imagined.
10. The Real Running People
During the tenth chapter of Born to Run, the author writes about how Fisher refuses to give up. None of Fisher’s runners can make it half way, and the Tarahumara runners fail at their first attempt in the competition. Fisher realizes not just any Tarahumara runner will work, so he embarks on a journey to find the real running people. He creates a group of new runners, which consists of younger and older runners. This time he succeeds. The group of runners beat records and take home first and second place.
11. Can Anyone Beat These

Ann is heading back to Leadville to compete. Fisher is angry because he fears his team will lose to her. He claims the Tarahumara do not lose to women, and they won’t start now. By opening up his mouth to the media, he puts pressure on himself. He knows the Tarahumara are the underdogs. Ann has experience on the trail and at high altitudes, unlike Fisher’s new recruits from Choguita. He wants to undo the bond the Tarahumara have, in order to find the best runners. He is in the wrong because racing is what unites the tribe, and he is trying to take that away. He builds up this mentality that the race is a battle between his runners and a woman. He separates them from their competition, and he makes the Tarahumara look alone and