22-Year-Old Runner from Chihuahua Wins 50km Race Wearing Only Sandals Karen Noronha - IBTimes
go to original May 23, 2017

María Lorena Ramírez covered the 50km in seven hours and three minutes (La Verdad Noticias)

A 22-year-old runner from the Tarahumara indigenous community won the 50km (31 miles) female category of the Ultra Trail Cerro Rojo in Puebla, in central Mexico in late April.

What has caught the attention of the world days after the event was that María Lorena Ramírez completed the race without any professional gear. Her pair of sandals was reportedly made from recycled tire rubber. She wore a skirt, hat and scarf.

Lorena, considered as one of the fastest long-distance runners from the Tarahumara indigenous community in Chihuahua, defeated 500 other runners from 12 countries that participated.

Carrying only a bottle of water, Lorena covered the 50km in seven hours and three minutes. She was awarded a medal, a diploma and 6,000 Mexican pesos ($320; £250).

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