Posted on 04/01/2012 5:17:49 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Searchers on Saturday found the body of renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who vanished four days earlier after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico's Gila National Forest.
The body was discovered in a remote area of the Gila Wilderness, state police spokesman Lt. Robert McDonald said.
The cause of death was still unknown, but there were no signs of trauma, incident commander Tom Bemis said. "It's too early to say, there was nothing obvious," he told the Boulder Daily Camera.
The 58-year-old True, whose extreme-distance running prowess is detailed in the book "Born to Run," set out on what -- for him -- would have been a routine 12-mile run Tuesday from The Wilderness Lodge and Hot Springs, where he was staying. He left his dog at the lodge and never returned. A search began the next day after.
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It has been a little tough adjusting but I am taking it easy by swithing out shoes. I am running the Country Music Marathon in Nashville at the end of the month. I might wear my new shoes.
My shoes are Altra Instinct.
Never heard men pay so much attention to shoes...
What are they, pumps, spike heel, or open toe slingbacks?
How sad. I sympathize with his friends.
Nothing personal about Mr. True, whom I didn’t know ... but I think it means “totally self-centered.”
Tools of the trade.
Golfers talk about their clubs. Hunters talk about their guns. Musicians talk about their instruments.
No difference.
Jack LaLanne being the best example, I suppose.
Yeah, for every guy that drops dead while running at age 58, I wonder if they would have had that heart attack a dozen years before as non-runners. Personally, I can think of worse ways to die than a massive heart attack in the middle of a run.
I know, just couldn’t resist!
Too good of an opening...
“The cause of death was still unknown...”
Ooo, I know that one. The cause of death is running, in rugged wilderness, leaving neither a map of your route or your estimated time of return with someone who will care if and when you don’t show up on time. And likely having no means of self defense or communications with you.
Either that, or “bad luck”. Much of a muchness.
You rattled off quite a variety of shoes so...
I don’t run in my sling backs. I can never find matching shorts.
Maybe you have to be a runner to appreciate the accomplishments of Micah True. He certainly was an inspiration to me—a 65 y.o. grandmother who has been running for 15 years. I’m usually one of the last runners in a race, but it doesn’t matter. What matters is giving it my best.
Read “Born to Run” to learn about Micah, a running legend.
I considered taking up running for excercise about ten years ago, but opted for biking instead. I was always a bit worried about all that force/trauma to the knees, from running. Having a few relatives with knee troubles as they got older, I wanted to avoid that scenario.
My take on that is not that one should live a self centered life and not do what makes you temporarily and superficially happy, but rather find what makes you truly and deeply happy and when you find it, stick with it. When you find that, you will be a better person, a more successful person in all aspects of your life. Life is too short to be miserable.
Here’s a great running program for beginners, Couch to 5K. In just 2 months you could be running a 3 mile race. Sounds impossible, but thousands of people have done it with this program.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
The problem with biking is that if you are really pushing hard and are tired, you become accident prone.
I had a really bad wreck (hit a bump in the road and went sailing through the air). Broke three ribs and punctured a lung (5 days in hospital).
I hung up my bike and started forefoot strike running. Forefoot strike (or natural or barefoot style) running is pretty much injury free once you get used to it. That said, it takes a long time to get used to it.
Natural running prevents all the banging of the knees and feet and uses leverage and muscle instead. Check it out.
I absolutely agree!
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