tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post8011747295942095874..comments2024-02-26T15:44:52.779-07:00Comments on A View From Planet Boulder: BORN TO RUN - CABALLO BLANCO & THE TARAHUMARADEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-58030095942092364802014-03-03T11:44:22.960-07:002014-03-03T11:44:22.960-07:00I am sure I was the last one to speak to Micah Tru...I am sure I was the last one to speak to Micah True. We were staying at the Gila Hot Springs bed and breakfast and got to know Micah a bit. He was not quite the mysterious person documented in Born to Run. Seemed like the usual ultra long distance type I had seen during our support of the Leadville 100 at Hope Pass with our llamas. Maybe a bit more knowing and less outwardly hard headed. One word would be peaceful. I did not know of his celebrity status and he did not project as such. The owners of the bed and breakfast were gone to Silver City for a movie and left Micah in charge. He prepared for his evening run by talking to his dog gently asking us to make sure he did not follow. I can not remember the dog’s Spanish name but it was “the crazy one” in English. No routine of stretching and other runner’s antics I had seen before. I asked how far he would run. He said he did not know and it dependent how he felt maybe 8 to 10 miles. The sun was nearing its wonderful afternoon warmth and glow that New Mexico is famous. He began to trot off and I said “Have a good run” and he said “Yeah”. It got dark and we noted his absence. Later we contacted a neighbor and she contacted the B and B owners on cell phone. The next morning the search was on and it was days of following the story until we knew his demise. <br /><br />Later I read Born to Run. We thought he was a nice guy. Very within his self. Peaceful. From my brief 2 days of contact before he left on his last run.Tony Grossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-76747898522385211162013-02-19T09:23:20.160-07:002013-02-19T09:23:20.160-07:00I think that the race should be to a bar for a bee...I think that the race should be to a bar for a beer!!!Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-52300781899857005882013-02-19T09:20:37.030-07:002013-02-19T09:20:37.030-07:00Don't be too hard on yourself, Doc. Am absolu...Don't be too hard on yourself, Doc. Am absolutely sure you could beat me in any footrace, long or short distance.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-29010945094742376822013-02-18T14:24:52.045-07:002013-02-18T14:24:52.045-07:00Good memory, Bizzy, and fairly accurate. Unfortun...Good memory, Bizzy, and fairly accurate. Unfortunately, I was too slow for ANY distance :-)Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-42772089020892033622013-02-18T10:46:31.549-07:002013-02-18T10:46:31.549-07:00Dr. S., if not fleet of foot or prone to long dist...Dr. S., if not fleet of foot or prone to long distance running, you would be the ideal quarter miler. I don't remember anyone not making or being kicked off the track team, thus we had guys not fast enough for the dashes and too slow for the mile. They ALL got entered in the quarter mile. We always had a mob entered in that race.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-73759963397906109872013-02-18T04:20:58.911-07:002013-02-18T04:20:58.911-07:00BB - I remember well the HS track shoes. We did n...BB - I remember well the HS track shoes. We did not have enough to go around, so as the second leg of our relay team, I gave them up to the leadoff runner, and I put on the old basketball shoes. I would like to blame my less-than-stellar performance on the shoes, but alas, I have never been particularly fleet of foot.Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-86189840794088583672013-02-17T10:11:56.843-07:002013-02-17T10:11:56.843-07:00Bizzy - yes indeedee, I believe that most of the &...Bizzy - yes indeedee, I believe that most of the "comments" and links are promotional in nature - UGGS seem to be popular :-)Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-77478702904997881692013-02-17T05:53:58.218-07:002013-02-17T05:53:58.218-07:00Anonymous couldn't be confused with being over...Anonymous couldn't be confused with being overly literate, but in this day and age of sloppy texting type grammar and communication, it seemed par for the course. I clicked on the site from work, where all is well protected, and instead of blog commentary, got some kind of promotional. No apparent virus as result in this case, however.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-80074571589170683302013-02-16T00:35:47.239-07:002013-02-16T00:35:47.239-07:00Spyke -that's spam that made it through the fi...Spyke -that's spam that made it through the filter. It is amazing but such trash shows up about once per day - they usually have a link to their site which I am sure is very dangerous. The comment will be soon 'disappeared'Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-49521164602798702532013-02-15T07:34:18.182-07:002013-02-15T07:34:18.182-07:00Anonymous, are you a Dr. S student schmoozing for ...Anonymous, are you a Dr. S student schmoozing for an A?Spyke's Bytesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-16705133295967770432013-02-11T06:47:05.068-07:002013-02-11T06:47:05.068-07:00I was "born to run" for about two years ...I was "born to run" for about two years in high school track and cross country. The school issued our track shoes and they were designed for ball of foot running only. In fact, if you tried to heel run, you would very quickly end up incapacitated with a sore heel. The shoe was simply designed and worked well and didn't look like the space shoes they sell today. Naturally, there would be no way imaginable that such a simple shoe would be priced in the stratosphere, until the marketeers came along and added heel cushioning and arch support and all the bells and whistles to justify a high price.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-72593030075711987782013-02-11T06:07:32.201-07:002013-02-11T06:07:32.201-07:00Right on Rufus - google "Born to Run" an...Right on Rufus - google "Born to Run" and Bruce is the main thing that pops up.Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-16372779378569278752013-02-11T05:58:30.121-07:002013-02-11T05:58:30.121-07:00I thought it was a book about Bruce Springsteen ;-...I thought it was a book about Bruce Springsteen ;-).<br /><br />Yes good read. <br /><br />Rufusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-46147509642308390172013-02-09T13:18:54.144-07:002013-02-09T13:18:54.144-07:00BB - you got that right; the author really rips Ni...BB - you got that right; the author really rips Nike a new one regarding numerous issues.Dr Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-74787722611834984192013-02-09T09:35:24.246-07:002013-02-09T09:35:24.246-07:00I like the part about running in sandals rather th...I like the part about running in sandals rather than $200 Nike's.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.com