Running with Sherman: How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America

When Christopher McDougall, the bestselling author of Born to Run, decided to adopt a donkey in dire straits, he had no idea what he was getting himself into.  But with the help of his neighbors, Chris came up with a crazy idea.

Burro racing, a unique type of competition in which humans and donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, would be exactly the challenge Sherman and Chris needed.  In the course of Sherman's training, Chris would enlist Amish running clubs, high-spirited goats, the service animal community, and two Sara Palin-loving long-distance female truckers.  Sherman's heartwarming story of overcoming all odds to run one of the most unbelievable races in America shows the healing power of movement and the strength of the human-animal connection.