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The Tarahumara word for themselves, Rarámuri, means "runners on foot" or "those who run fast" in their native tongue according to some early ethnographers like Norwegian Carl Lumholtz, though this interpretation has not been fully agreed upon.
“Tarahumara means ‘the light-footed,’” Lara said. “Long before marathons existed, the Tarahumara people were already running.” Deep in the mountain range, along the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango and Sonora, live about 56,000 Indigenous people.
The book has received attention in the sporting world for McDougall's description of how he overcame injuries by modeling his running after the Tarahumara. [ 3 ] He asserts that modern cushioned running shoes are a major cause of running injury, pointing to the thin sandals worn by Tarahumara runners, and the explosion of running-related ...
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]
Rarámuri runner Santiago Ramírez, whose daughter Lorena was featured in a Netflix documentary, led a run in the Sierra de Juárez. 'It's the satisfaction you get from running': Rarámuri ...
The Tarahumara teams came back in 1993 and 1994 and won the Leadville event outright both years. In 1993, 52-year-old Tarahumara runner Victoriano Churro came in first, followed by 41-year-old teammate Cerrildo in second. In 1994, a five-man Tarahumara team took on Ann Trason in a much-publicized race in the ultrarunning community. Twenty-five ...
Micah True (November 10, 1953 – March 27, 2012), born Michael Randall Hickman and also known as Caballo Blanco (white horse), was an American ultrarunner from Boulder, Colorado, who received attention because of his depiction as a central character in Christopher McDougall's book Born to Run.
The nonfiction book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, chronicling the story of ultra-runner Micah True in the Copper Canyon with the Tarahumara Indians, who taught him a better way to run. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] True was the race director of the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] which ends in Urique 's plaza.