About Caballo Blanco
Micah True lives in the Batopilas Canyon of the Sierra Madre in Mexico. Over the last decade he has been instrumental in encouraging the local trive Raramuri/Tarahumara to keep running which has always been a part of their traditional way of life.
(The Tarahumara are an indigineous tribe of mexicans who live in the canyons of the sierra madre, they have a legendary reputation for distance running great distances - 100 miles or more through the rugged canyons in homemade sandals)
Every year he organises the 50 mile Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon which sees the local runners compete against some of the worlds best ultra runners. The race is unique in many ways, not least that all competitors meeting the 13 hour cutoff win half a tonne of corn, helping competitors to feed their familiies at giving them a valid reason to jeep running. There is no entry fee for the race and few sponsors, it is run entirely on the local principle of "Korima" with anonymous voluntary donations.
Micah was thrown into the spotlight in 2009 when a book "Born to Run" featured his race and placed him as one of the central characters. The book spent several months in the NY Times best seller list throwing Micah into the public conciousness.
Micah works tirelessley to raise funds for the race and is an engaging and humble man.
(The Tarahumara are an indigineous tribe of mexicans who live in the canyons of the sierra madre, they have a legendary reputation for distance running great distances - 100 miles or more through the rugged canyons in homemade sandals)
Every year he organises the 50 mile Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon which sees the local runners compete against some of the worlds best ultra runners. The race is unique in many ways, not least that all competitors meeting the 13 hour cutoff win half a tonne of corn, helping competitors to feed their familiies at giving them a valid reason to jeep running. There is no entry fee for the race and few sponsors, it is run entirely on the local principle of "Korima" with anonymous voluntary donations.
Micah was thrown into the spotlight in 2009 when a book "Born to Run" featured his race and placed him as one of the central characters. The book spent several months in the NY Times best seller list throwing Micah into the public conciousness.
Micah works tirelessley to raise funds for the race and is an engaging and humble man.
The Presentation
Micah's talk will cover:
- what first brought him into ultrarunning
- his views on running styles, barefoot running and minimalist footwear
- meeting the Tarahumara in '94 at Leadville 100 mile race where they set the course record beating all the american runners.
- How he ended up in Copper Canyon living among the Tarahumara
- The Events leading up to the 2006 Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon (CCUM) featured in the book "Born to Run"
- What's happened with the CCUM since then
- The work he is doing with Norawas de Raramuri (the not for profit organisation he has established to support them)
His talk will be just over one hour with as much Q&A as required. He also has a short film of the 2009 CCUM that he will show as he gives his presentation. “
- what first brought him into ultrarunning
- his views on running styles, barefoot running and minimalist footwear
- meeting the Tarahumara in '94 at Leadville 100 mile race where they set the course record beating all the american runners.
- How he ended up in Copper Canyon living among the Tarahumara
- The Events leading up to the 2006 Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon (CCUM) featured in the book "Born to Run"
- What's happened with the CCUM since then
- The work he is doing with Norawas de Raramuri (the not for profit organisation he has established to support them)
His talk will be just over one hour with as much Q&A as required. He also has a short film of the 2009 CCUM that he will show as he gives his presentation. “