RIP Micah True: Run Free, Man

RIP Micah True: Run Free, Man

Tribute by Brian Metzler, Running Times

“I don't want anyone to do anything except come run, party, dance, eat and hang with us. Running isn't about making people buy stuff. Running should be free, man." — Micah True, as quoted in Born to Run

In attempt to find consolation amid grief, many people have been saying that ultrarunner Micah True died doing what he loved to do most. That’s correct, but in reality, he lived most of his life doing what he enjoyed most and on his own terms, not just the final moment.

What else could anyone want said about themselves posthumously?

Follow this link to read the rest of this wonderful tribute: http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/04/02/rip-micah-true-run-free-man/


Brian Metzler is a senior editor for Running Times who lives in Boulder and knew True. Read a 2010 interview Metzler did with True here.

Please consider making a donation to the Norawas de Raramuri, the non-profit Micah c0-founded to sustain the Tarahumara/Raramuri: http://www.norawas.org/

I found this happening upon Patrick Sweeney's site, after Patrick spent days looking for his friend:

R.I.P. Caballo Blanco my friend. He left this world in a place that he loved, doing what he loved and loved by many including those that he had never met. He was found by one of his friends and his body was carried out of the mountains on a White Horse where his dog and his beloved Mariposa were there to say their goodbyes. Thank you Caballo for showing me that the world is what you make of it and that one man really can make a difference! May your spirit live on in all of us!

He was carried out on a white horse. What a beautiful sentiment.

I found this posted by someone at that other place:

"'When I get too old to work, I'll do what Geronimo would've if they'd left him alone,' Caballo said. 'I'll walk off into the the deep canyons and find a quiet place to lie down.' There was no melodrama or self-pity in the way Caballo said this, just the understanding that someday, the life he'd chosen would require one last disappearing act."

~Christopher McDougall, Born to Run.

Micah "Caballo Blanco" True Remembered

That was pretty, Olarte. Thank you.

Thanks, ED. That was a great article written by Christopher McDougall about Micah: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17600061

Another good article, Chasing the White Horse: http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-8193-chasing-the-white-horse.html

Eerie is right. They found him next to a stream, as if he had just stopped to get some water and rest. Beautiful. Not a bad way to go. Caballo said, "I'll walk off into the the deep canyons and find a quiet place to lie down."

Nice video. Thanks for sharing here.