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She Won an Ultramarathon Wearing a Skirt and Rubber Sandals
Competing against 500 runners from 12 countries, 22-year-old Mara Lorena
Ramrez won first place among women in a 50k (31 mile) race in Puebla,
Mexico, wearing a traditional skirt and hand-fashioned sandals and
carrying little more than a water bottle. Ramrez had no formal training
and spends much of her time herding goats and cattle in Guachochi,
Mexico. She comes from the indigenous community of Rarmuri in Chihuahua
and a family full of runners. Read more of Ramrez's amazing story.
