Posted on 05/24/2017 8:46:35 AM PDT by simpson96
A 22-year-old woman from Mexico's Tarahumara indigenous community has won a 50km (31 miles) ultramarathon wearing sandals.
María Lorena Ramírez defeated 500 other runners from 12 countries in the female category of the Ultra Trail Cerro Rojo in Puebla, in central Mexico.
She ran without any professional gear, and her pair of sandals was reportedly made from recycled tyre rubber.
The Tarahumara are famous for being excellent runners.
The race was held on 29 April, but only now has word about her victory spread.(snip)
Apart from the sandals, María Lorena Ramírez wore a skirt and a scarf in the race. She did not have any professional training.
She finished the race in seven hours and three minutes, and was awarded 6,000 pesos ($320; £250).
Reports said her job is herding goats and cattle, walking some 10-15km every day.
Last year, she came second in the 100km category of the Caballo Blanco ultramarathon, in Chihuahua.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Good for her!
Probably easier than walking 1000s of miles to illegally enter the United States.
If she's any example of what the tribal runners can do, somebody should connect these guys with the big-money US marathons like New York or Boston.
Got me running again.
Do you know why Mexico didn’t send athletes to the 1984 LA Olympics?
Everybody who could run, jump or swim was already here.
Reminds me of those Inca runners from south America
When I go walking here in Southern California / Northern Tijuana tiny little Mexican women always outpace me.
The book My Life On The Run talks about this. Or it was Ultramarathon Man. Funny stories.
Is that Inca runner holding an iphone or maybe a Tablet?
All that running might make the battery explode. Be careful!//
Reports said her job is herding goats and cattle, walking some 10-15km every day.
I manage 8-10 miles (12-16km) 4-5 days (depending on weather) a week ...
And still finished 15-20 minutes after the first man did.
LOL, in his hand, that is either a cell phone or a cup of cocaine...
It’s a pre-wall painting. He is drinking some of the drugs he is smuggling.
Skinny little gal in sandals and a skirt. Love it.
Why is this a big deal? Marathons in America are generally run 26.2 miles in just over two hours? This woman did 8km more in 7...
I read about these people several years ago, but wondered why, if they are so good, I never hear about them winning big international races like the Kenyans do.
hmm I wonder if the sign they are holding is how much they ‘won’....
I remember when 6000 pesos was about 92 cents s/
What a cool story.
Awesome! Congratulations. She should be commended without negative comments here at all. She did right, not wrong in any way.
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