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The most famous running culture in South America, the Rarámuri (“the running people”) can be found in the remote depths of Mexico’s Copper Canyons. For ages they ran to deliver messages between families. Running was also important for hunting animals, chasing down deer until they were too exhausted to escape a Tarahumara arrow. They are not only renowned for their incredible long-distance running endurance but also for the absence of modern chronic diseases.
Drought and famine have threatened the Tarahumara’s ability to sustain their ancient cultural traditions.
Trans South America Run - Richard Donovan
Apr 27, 2017
San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina
May 31, 2017
Playa Las Conchitas, La Greda
Starting on 27 April 2017 at San Clemente del Tuyú in Argentina, beside the Atlantic ocean, Richard Donovan averaged more than 55km per day, to finish 1800 km later at Playa Las Conchitas, La Greda, on the Pacific Ocean on 31 May. After completing transcontinental runs across North America in 2015 (5000K) and Europe in 2016 (3000K) Richard added the Trans South American Run to his list in the following year. The 51-year-old ultrarunner from Galway, Ireland, crossed the Andes at altitudes of more than 10,000 feet. “The most difficult aspect of the run was not the Andes, but the traffic in Argentina...
Running the Americas - Jamie Ramsay
Aug 15, 2014
London, UK
Jan 11, 2016
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jamie Ramsay had a good job but one that, despite promotions, did not fulfill him in any way. “The more I resented my job, the more my life started to become unhappy. I realized I needed to make some changes and Running the Americas was that adventure,” he says. His solo & unsupported adventure took him from Vancouver, Canada to Buenos Aires, Argentina, pushing all he needed (camping gear, cooker, food, water, clothes, shoes) in a baby stroller. Jamie crossed Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina before flying back...
5000 Mile Project - Katharine & David Lowrie
Jul 28, 2012
Cape Froward, Chile
Oct 20, 2013
Carupano, Venezuela
Katharine and her husband David Lowrie are the first ones who ran the length of South America, unsupported, for its wilderness and wildlife.They had clear goals in mind when they set off for their 5000-mile project. On 28th July 2012, as the Olympic gun resonated through the streets of London, David & Katharine began their own Olympics. An epic journey to run the length of South America, the equivalent of 250 marathons in 15 months, through some of the most awe-inspiring and biologically rich ecosystems on earth. From Cabo Froward, the most southerly tip of the continent and the roaring...
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Running the Americas - Jamie Ramsay
Aug 15, 2014
London, UK
Jan 11, 2016
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jamie Ramsay had a good job but one that, despite promotions, did not fulfill him in any way. “The more I resented my job, the more my life started to become unhappy. I realized I needed to make some changes and Running the Americas was that adventure,” he says. His solo & unsupported adventure took him from Vancouver, Canada to Buenos Aires, Argentina, pushing all he needed (camping gear, cooker, food, water, clothes, shoes) in a baby stroller. Jamie crossed Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina before flying back...
5000 Mile Project - Katharine & David Lowrie
Jul 28, 2012
Cape Froward, Chile
Oct 20, 2013
Carupano, Venezuela
Katharine and her husband David Lowrie are the first ones who ran the length of South America, unsupported, for its wilderness and wildlife.They had clear goals in mind when they set off for their 5000-mile project. On 28th July 2012, as the Olympic gun resonated through the streets of London, David & Katharine began their own Olympics. An epic journey to run the length of South America, the equivalent of 250 marathons in 15 months, through some of the most awe-inspiring and biologically rich ecosystems on earth. From Cabo Froward, the most southerly tip of the continent and the roaring...
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