Micah True
12 years 2 weeks ago #1
by riada
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
Micah True was created by riada
Micah True (c. November 10, 1954 – March 2012) born Michael Randall Hickman and also known as "Caballo Blanco", was an American ultrarunner from Boulder, Colorado, who gained fame as a central character in Christopher McDougall's best-selling book Born to Run.
The book chronicles his time in Mexico's Copper Canyon with the Tarahumara Indians, who taught him a new and better way to run so he could avoid the normal injuries that beset long distance runners. He was said to be "a legend" in the ultra marathon community. He was thought to be "indestructible" and a "pillar of the running community."
He was the race director of the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon which ends in Urique's plaza. The race covers 50 miles (80 km) of single track trail and dirt road. True's own website described the 2011 marathon:
"While some are at war in many parts of Northern Mexico and the world, we came together at the bottom of a deep canyon to share with the local people of the region, eat, laugh, dance, run, and create peace."
The event was said to be unique, and one which only True could successfully organize. Just before he disappeared, he tweeted about the race, "We are [messengers] fueled by the message. When the message we carry is of Truth/Beauty, love, hope, and peace ..."
For almost 20 years, he spent the winter training in Mexico and Central America, averaging 170 miles (270 km) per week.
True stated his best advice to fellow runners was: "Run easy, light, smoooooth [sic], happy ... and run free! Andale!"
As reported by Laura Zuckerman of Reuters News Service: "In January, True wrote on his Facebook page: If I were to be remembered for anything at all, I would want that to be that I am/was authentic. No Mas. Run Free!"
On March 27, 2012, True disappeared after heading out for a run in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico.
He departed from the Wilderness Lodge in Gila, left his dog, took a water bottle and said he was going for a 12 miles (19 km) run. It was assumed that he was heading north towards the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. His body was found around 6 p.m. on March 31, 2012. Cause of death is unknown at this point.
The local sheriff said there were "no obvious signs of trauma." The mountain rescue effort involved three aircraft and at least nine search and rescue teams. in off-road vehicles and horses, looking across two hundred thousand acres of high desert. His remains were expected to be removed by horseback, and because of difficult terrain and remote location, that was not expected to be completed until April 1.
True was to attend the memorial for his mother Mary Louise Hickman on Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Runners expressed shock at his passing, and noted that having his friends run all over the wilderness looking for him was a fitting honor that he would have appreciated.
The book chronicles his time in Mexico's Copper Canyon with the Tarahumara Indians, who taught him a new and better way to run so he could avoid the normal injuries that beset long distance runners. He was said to be "a legend" in the ultra marathon community. He was thought to be "indestructible" and a "pillar of the running community."
He was the race director of the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon which ends in Urique's plaza. The race covers 50 miles (80 km) of single track trail and dirt road. True's own website described the 2011 marathon:
"While some are at war in many parts of Northern Mexico and the world, we came together at the bottom of a deep canyon to share with the local people of the region, eat, laugh, dance, run, and create peace."
The event was said to be unique, and one which only True could successfully organize. Just before he disappeared, he tweeted about the race, "We are [messengers] fueled by the message. When the message we carry is of Truth/Beauty, love, hope, and peace ..."
For almost 20 years, he spent the winter training in Mexico and Central America, averaging 170 miles (270 km) per week.
True stated his best advice to fellow runners was: "Run easy, light, smoooooth [sic], happy ... and run free! Andale!"
As reported by Laura Zuckerman of Reuters News Service: "In January, True wrote on his Facebook page: If I were to be remembered for anything at all, I would want that to be that I am/was authentic. No Mas. Run Free!"
On March 27, 2012, True disappeared after heading out for a run in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico.
He departed from the Wilderness Lodge in Gila, left his dog, took a water bottle and said he was going for a 12 miles (19 km) run. It was assumed that he was heading north towards the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. His body was found around 6 p.m. on March 31, 2012. Cause of death is unknown at this point.
The local sheriff said there were "no obvious signs of trauma." The mountain rescue effort involved three aircraft and at least nine search and rescue teams. in off-road vehicles and horses, looking across two hundred thousand acres of high desert. His remains were expected to be removed by horseback, and because of difficult terrain and remote location, that was not expected to be completed until April 1.
True was to attend the memorial for his mother Mary Louise Hickman on Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Runners expressed shock at his passing, and noted that having his friends run all over the wilderness looking for him was a fitting honor that he would have appreciated.
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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