Ultramaraton Caballo Blanco

The Ultra Maratón Caballo Blanco (also known as the Copper Canyon Ultramarathon, CCUM, or Ultra Caballo Blanco) is a 50-mile ultramarathon held annually in the town of Urique, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua[1].

The first edition of the race was run on March 23, 2003, organized by Micah True as a way to for the Rarámuri people to "preserve their culture and running heritage."[2] In 2012, True died while on a training run in New Mexico, which lead the organizers of the race to rename it in his honor.

Rarámuri (Tarahumara) runners competing paid no fee, and upon completing each loop received vouchers for maize, beans, rice, flour and non-GMO seed corn for their families.

It also included a children's edition, named "Corrida de Los Caballitos", in which participants were awarded clothes and school supplies.

The 2006 race, which included runners like Scott Jurek, Jenn Shelton and Christopher McDougall, was novelized by McDougall as part of his 2009 book Born to Run.

The race is now run in both 50 mile and 26.2 mile formats, and will be run again on March 1, 2020.

References
  1. "Ultra Caballo Blanco Copper Canyon Ultra". Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "700 runners compete in annual marathon". Retrieved 23 September 2019.


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