Summary Of Christopher Mcdougall's Born To Run

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In the seventh chapter of Christopher McDougall’s book, Born to Run, published in 2009, McDougall Meets Caballo Blanco. McDougall cornered Caballo in a hotel and started asking him questions. Caballo agreed to talk with McDougall as long as he got some beans from one of his mamá’s. Caballo started talking about his past. He explained that his real name was Micah True and he originated from California. McDougall then ended the chapter by explaining that Caballo relaxed after a couple beers and went on to tell more stories.

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