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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If I have to die, this would be a good place.
So, it's like being at Wrigley Field on a perfect summer afternoon; the Cubs beat the Cards, and 40,000 people are singing "GO CUBS GO?
Roger that!
You hope...
I don't. I don't.
That being said, distance running is one of the few things a human (well, a normal human, not me!) can do that no other critter can...
From my point of view at least, to pursue one’s passion (aka “bliss”) is a good thing unless, of course, it comes at the expense of others.
I've been deer hunting in that country. We drove in from the east via state roads, then county and finally to a dead end on forest service road. The last stretch was serious 4wd trail that ended by driving several miles up a stream. Our hunting camp was at the edge of the Gila Wilderness area.
On another trip into the Gila out of Silver City, NM, we were driving on a forest service road and saw a cliff dwelling about a half mile hike away so climbed to the foot of the cliff then up the face into the ruins using a steel cable that dropped down. Once into the ruin, it was really just a hollow in the cliff with deep dust. It turned out that part of the cliff face had collapsed leaving a rugged path to the top of the ridge and judging from the sign in the cliff dwelling, there was a pretty good chance that mountain lion had it on their list of hang out spots.
Me to. I have been visiting/camping/hunting that part of the country since around 1951. I have relatives from Silver City to Alma.
That is a big clue. We we are not designed to run long distances. No other animal is either.
I disagree. Being able to run any nutrition rich game into the ground is what enabled us to survive and consistently get enough food operate a big brain.
Distance running is what made us human.
YMMV
Video of the Terahumaras, a Mexican tribe of long distance runners. Micah True spent time with this tribe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnwIKZhrdt4
Distance running is what made us human.
I am of the same opinion ("Born to Run" and "Natural Running" both support that belief).
When I run, I feel I am doing something very natural, very primal. It just feels right!
RIP.
Just don’t try it in West Hollywood or The Castro, yaknowwhatImean?
It really doesn't work that way. Just to let you know. Heart attack causes death by several mechanisms and positional death is not one of them. here's a brief primer..
http://www.healthcommunities.com/heart-attack/overview-of-heart-attack.shtml
Movie “Zulu:” I recall hearing those tribesmen could get up in the morning, run 40 miles, then fight a battle.
Looks like these natives of North America could run 100 miles, and then fight a battle.
These guys are endorphin junkies, to the max.
Aerobic exercize causes the human body to release endorphins into the blood, which are painkillers, and produces a mild euphoria.
aka “runners’ high”
Might be a great way to work on my speed.
Not correct. Distance running (or other similar aerobic training) over a period of time causes the heart to grow additional branches to arteries and capillaries to better serve the muscle.
When I had my heart attack last year they told me that the difference between life and death was probably the extra circulation built up over those years. Irritated linings in the arteries and plaque sticking to it are the usual problem.
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