Body of missing ultra marathoner found in New Mexico wilderness (Micah True aka Caballo Blanco)

FoxNews/A: ^ | 4/1/2012

[oldbrowser]

If I have to die, this would be a good place.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

"What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you.

So, it's like being at Wrigley Field on a perfect summer afternoon; the Cubs beat the Cards, and 40,000 people are singing "GO CUBS GO?

Roger that!

[null and void]

You hope...

[null and void]

If you don't like running, don't run.

I don't. I don't.

That being said, distance running is one of the few things a human (well, a normal human, not me!) can do that no other critter can...

[righttackle44]

Glad you made it. But I think you almost died after you made it to town. The throwing up while drinking Gator Ade is very telling. You were exhibiting signs of heat prostration--possibly heat stroke. Gunny did you a great service by chewing you out, but he should have gotten you to a hospital. Again, I think you came close to dying.

No, I'm not a doctor--but I live in Phoenix. We don't have boxcar loads of people dying from heat stroke. But it does happen, and I am very aware of the effects of desert heat on the human body.

[oh8eleven]

Fixx had a huge family history of familial elevation of cholesterol with a father that had a heart attack
I've acknowledged that and IIRC, he also lost a brother to a heart attack at a young age.
I can't link to a source that corroborates my comments relative to the kneeling position, however, in my 30 years of running I've read more than a few times that's what happened.
The theory is that the heart attack damaged his heart to the point it wasn't able to overcome gravity and pump blood from his lower body back through his heart, the brain, lungs, etc. Had he been face down, there would be no gravity to overcome and he might have survived.

[cerberus]

From my point of view at least, to pursue one’s passion (aka “bliss”) is a good thing unless, of course, it comes at the expense of others.

[Hootowl99]

“Here's a pic of the terrain he was running in...”

I've been deer hunting in that country. We drove in from the east via state roads, then county and finally to a dead end on forest service road. The last stretch was serious 4wd trail that ended by driving several miles up a stream. Our hunting camp was at the edge of the Gila Wilderness area.

On another trip into the Gila out of Silver City, NM, we were driving on a forest service road and saw a cliff dwelling about a half mile hike away so climbed to the foot of the cliff then up the face into the ruins using a steel cable that dropped down. Once into the ruin, it was really just a hollow in the cliff with deep dust. It turned out that part of the cliff face had collapsed leaving a rugged path to the top of the ridge and judging from the sign in the cliff dwelling, there was a pretty good chance that mountain lion had it on their list of hang out spots.

[Parley Baer]

Me to. I have been visiting/camping/hunting that part of the country since around 1951. I have relatives from Silver City to Alma.

[386wt]

...can do that no other critter can...

That is a big clue. We we are not designed to run long distances. No other animal is either.

[null and void]

I disagree. Being able to run any nutrition rich game into the ground is what enabled us to survive and consistently get enough food operate a big brain.

Distance running is what made us human.

YMMV

[Atlantan]

Video of the Terahumaras, a Mexican tribe of long distance runners. Micah True spent time with this tribe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnwIKZhrdt4

[j_k_l]

"You hope..."

With no promise of tomorrow, hope is enough.

[RoosterRedux]

Being able to run any nutrition rich game into the ground is what enabled us to survive and consistently get enough food operate a big brain.

Distance running is what made us human.

I am of the same opinion ("Born to Run" and "Natural Running" both support that belief).

When I run, I feel I am doing something very natural, very primal. It just feels right!

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[null and void]

Just don’t try it in West Hollywood or The Castro, yaknowwhatImean?

[Dick Vomer]

The theory is that the heart attack damaged his heart to the point it wasn't able to overcome gravity and pump blood from his lower body back through his heart, the brain, lungs, etc. Had he been face down, there would be no gravity to overcome and he might have survived.

It really doesn't work that way. Just to let you know. Heart attack causes death by several mechanisms and positional death is not one of them. here's a brief primer..

http://www.healthcommunities.com/heart-attack/overview-of-heart-attack.shtml

[truth_seeker]

Movie “Zulu:” I recall hearing those tribesmen could get up in the morning, run 40 miles, then fight a battle.

Looks like these natives of North America could run 100 miles, and then fight a battle.

These guys are endorphin junkies, to the max.

Aerobic exercize causes the human body to release endorphins into the blood, which are painkillers, and produces a mild euphoria.

aka “runners’ high”

[j_k_l]

Might be a great way to work on my speed.

[JimRed]

Runners have hearts that are rock hard. There’s little capacity for blood. That’s why long distance running is so bad for you.

Not correct. Distance running (or other similar aerobic training) over a period of time causes the heart to grow additional branches to arteries and capillaries to better serve the muscle.

When I had my heart attack last year they told me that the difference between life and death was probably the extra circulation built up over those years. Irritated linings in the arteries and plaque sticking to it are the usual problem.