Tarahumara runners return to Mexico’s Copper Canyon

Their feet barely touching the ground, members of the Tarahumara tribe were once again competing in the 80-kilometer Caballo Blanco ultramarathon at Copper Canyon in northern Mexico’s Chihuahua state on the first Sunday of March.
SAÚL RUIZThere are no professional runners or Kenyan champions at the starting line in the square in Urique at 6am.
Ninety-five percent of the 600 participants are Tarahumara and the rest are amateur runners who have come to learn from the locals and their handmade sandals.
“This is Mecca for any runner,” says Patrick Muldowney, who has come to Urique for the first time to take part in the race.
Afterwards, he spends the night in Urique, resting before walking back home in the morning.

Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/03/30/inenglish/1459345993_518145.html