Reading Response 6

Born to Run

 In the book, as of right now, a few of the Tarahumara tribes men are running races outside their villages still. John Fisher thought that if he brought Indians from different tribes that they would attack each and you use their anger to beat each other, but what he didn’t realize was that racing other tribes actually brought friendship between the tribes. The tribesmen are running in the Leadville ultra-marathon again; this time though they are racing against Ann Trason, a professional ultra-marathon runner, who’s goals are to win the Leadville this time around and the only people in her way are the Tarahumara. When the Tarahumara show up for the race John Fisher allows no one to talk to or touch the men. He had gotten the men a local shoe sponsor so that they could make a little money. Before the race started the men put their bright yellow trail “boots” on and got lined up for the race, but this time instead of being the back they moved and started I in the front. At 13.5 miles there was an aid station and the Tarahumara veered off into a parking to take off their shoes and put on their sandals to finish the race in. At mile 40 Ann had gotten in front of the Tarahumara and had done so in record pace, she made it to mile 40 in under six hours. Also, at  mile 40 all the runners have to check their pulse and weight because shedding too much weight this early on in the race means a serious case of dehydration. While getting their medical exams Ann looked over to Martimano, one of the tribesmen, and gave him a rude remark. She was the first ever to have bad sportsmanship during the race and it was very appaling.