Tarahumara Indians of Mexico Compete in Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Shannon Russell - Cincinnati.com
go to original May 3, 2013

The Tarahumara - A Hidden Tribe of Superathletes Born to Run (MemeScythe)

Completing all 26.2 miles of a marathon may be the crowning achievements of many runners at the 15th Flying Pig Marathon – but to Miguel Lara and Arnolfo Quimare, it’s just another day.

The ultra-marathon-running Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico live in a place where foot travel is the norm and 50-mile runs are pedestrian. The Pig’s main event is so short that they also plan to run Friday’s Little Kings Mile and Saturday’s 5K and 10K.

“The longer, the better,” Lara said Thursday through interpreter and group coordinator Gustavo Lozano at Bob Roncker’s Running Spot in O’Bryonville.

Roncker and Authentic Copper Canyon owner and lead guide Dave Hensleigh teamed up with the Tarahumara runners to make the trip happen.

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