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

By Christopher McDougall

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection.

A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor. --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

When Christopher McDougall 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, 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 Sarah 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.

Look for Christopher McDougall's new book, Born to Run 2, coming in December!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525433252
• ISBN13: 9780525433255
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Uneven

This heart warming story of a man and his rescue donkey is marred by his unnecessary wanderings into evolutionary nonsense. He fails to acknowledge the Creator of all living things, which takes away from an otherwise touching account of how the Creator used him to redeem a neglected, abused animal to live a life of compassion and fulfillment. I grew tired of his use of profanity and raced to the end.

Highly Recommend! Love it!

I love this book, it is so stinkin sweet. I gave it to my dad to read and he has read it several times, he really gets a kick out of it. I am no reading Christopher McDougall’s book Born To Run and am loving it as well. He is a very entertaining author. Highly recommend