Born to Run: Reading Response 3

         

In my reading lately, which has been pretty slow, I have learned that the Tarahumara Indians culture is slowly slipping away due the Mexican Government pushing to put roads in the canyon where they live. The Mexican Government is trying to make as much money as they can by transforming the native people into regular people that have to work for everything. That’s definitely not what the Tarahumara are about! They are all natural people, who live off the land. They don’t each processed starches or drink soda, they’ve never been introduced to these things; this is good because they’re lifestyle is what makes them the amazing runners they are. They basically live off of pinole and corn beer. They make other foods like hand patted tortillas and eat fruits, but they’ve never consumed processed food. This people are all natural people. The way they run surely shows it too, their form is flawless. They have a game called rarajipari, the objective of the game is to kick a ball along a certain route which is about 6 or more miles long. The game can last for days with two villages playing against each other and neither one gloats or brags about winning, it’s all about being able to play the game.