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The Rarámuri or Tarahumara are a group of Indigenous people of the Americas living in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. They are renowned for their form of prayer that involves running for extended periods of time. [1] Originally inhabitants of much of Chihuahua, the Rarámuri retreated to the high sierras and canyons such as the Copper Canyon ...
Rarájipari is a running game played by the Tarahumara (also known as the Rarámuri) people of the Copper Canyons region in Chihuahua, Mexico. [1] The game is played by two teams of four or more players. One member of each team takes a wooden baseball-sized ball and kicks the ball ahead. The members of that team then chase after the ball, pick ...
María Lorena Ramírez. María Lorena Ramírez Hernández (born January 1, 1995) is an indigenous long-distance runner belonging to the Rarámuri ethnic group. She lives in Rejocochi, a small community in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. [1] She became internationally known after winning the Cerro Rojo UltraTrail in 2017, an ultra-distance race ...
Nonfiction. Publication date. 2009. ISBN. 978-0-307-26630-9. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, is a 2009 best-selling non-fiction book written by the American author and journalist Christopher McDougall. The book has sold over three million copies. [1]
Spanish. Tarahumara. Lorena, Light-Footed Woman is a 2019 documentary film directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and starring Lorena Ramirez, Mario Ramírez and Santiago Ramírez. The premise revolves around Lorena, a long-distance runner from Mexico. [1][2]
Official site. www.leadvilleraceseries.com. The Leadville Trail 100 Run (aka The Race Across The Sky or the LT100) is an ultramarathon held annually on rugged trails and dirt roads near Leadville, Colorado, through the heart of the Rocky Mountains. First run in 1983, the race course climbs and descends 15,600 feet (4,800 m), with elevations ...
Born. 1962 (age 61–62) Occupation. Non-fiction author. Christopher McDougall (born 1962) is an American author and journalist. He is best known for his 2009 book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. [1] He has also written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Men's Journal ...
Jenn Shelton. Jenn Shelton (born 1983) [1] is an American ultramarathoner. She has set course records in several of the most demanding American ultramarathons. Shelton attended the University of North Carolina where she played on the rugby team. [2] She dropped out to focus on writing poetry, [2] but later enrolled at Old Dominion University.