PAGE 8A - MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 Nation/world DAILY NEWS, BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Friends recall runner as ‘pure of heart’ True’s body was found in N.M.’s Gila Wilderness they took up the sport. described True as “very real and Friends and admirers also posted very pure of heart” and someone after he failed to return from a 12-mile run Tuesday condolences and shared fond mem- who liked to “go out there and con- ories on social networking sites of a nect with the earth and connect By SUSAN True’s body was discovered Sat- man who, by nearly all of those with the world.” MONTOYA BRYAN urday evening in a remote part of The accounts, was a truly memorable “He was in it for spreading that southern ’s Gila person. gospel, spreading that joy of run- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Up Wilderness. The search began for mountainsides, through deserts and Barry Anderson, a manager at ning,” Metzler said. him days earlier after he failed to True was the race director of The the wildest of rugged terrain, there Runner’s Den in Phoenix, said the return Tuesday from a 12-mile run. sport would greatly miss True. Ultra Marathon, a was little that could break the He was found near a cold “He was both an international 50-plus-mile extreme race that took serenity or solitude of Micah True stream, his legs still in the water running celebrity, and the first per- place in Urique, Mexico. This as he ran. Only, perhaps, the and his water bottle next to him, son to smile and shake your hand year’s race marked a record turnout pounding beat of his heart or the about a mile southeast of the Gila when you crossed the finish line with hundreds of runners, most of rhythm of his feet as they hit the Cliff Dwellings. behind him,” Anderson wrote in a them local Tarahumara, or Rara- trail, mile after mile after mile. Crews recovered his body Sun- posting on Runner’s Den Facebook muri, Indians who are known for For True, running Ð the pure act day and turned it over to the Office page. “The fact that so many peo- their extreme running. The prize of traveling relentlessly long dis- of the Medical Investigator, State ple from all over the country money and corn vouchers awarded tances Ð was a passion that needed Police Lt. Robert McDonald said. dropped everything and immedi- to finishers were all aimed at help- no justification. To those who knew The cause of death was not yet ately went to his aid is testimony to ing the Tarahumara. him well, it also brought forth an known. There were no obvious the way he lived his life and the True was featured in articles in AP intense playfulness in the 58-year- signs of trauma, and McDonald way he himself treated his friends.” running magazines and was a cen- This image provided by Sole Sports Running Zone shows Lance old ultra-marathon runner. said it could take a couple of days Many on Sunday described True tral character Ð known by his nick- Muzslay (from left), Maria Walton, Micah True and Karen Pitre Sey- “When he was out on the trail before authorities know what hap- in the most reverential and laudato- name, “Caballo Blanco” – in mour on June 25, 2010, in Tempe, Ariz. Search teams found Micah running, it was like someone just pened. ry of terms, with “legendary” and McDougall’s “Born to Run.” True’s body Saturday at Gila Wilderness in New Mexico. rang the school bell and said, But word of his death spread “inspirational” chief among them. McDougall, who left New Mex- ‘Recess.’ It was utter playfulness,” immediately through the commu- Without True, McDougall said narily reclusive and True was able Brian Metzler, who lives in ico on Sunday after helping with to build a relationship with them recalled Chris McDougall, a friend nity of runners, both amateur and Boulder, Colo., and edits the run- the search, based his book on the he’s not sure whether the Copper of True’s and author of the nonfic- Canyon race will be able to contin- based on trust and confidence, he accomplished, some of whom view ning magazine “Competitor,” had first Copper Canyon run that True said. tion best-seller “Born to Run.” True as an inspiration, a reason known True for about 12 years. He organized in 2003. ue. The Tarahumara are extraordi- Is this YOUR response when the United Coach & Tour subject of a long term health Washington DC WWII Memorial care crisis is mentioned? August 06 Bristol race Georgia packages available on • Protect Your Assets • Avoid Burdening Your Family On My Mind! MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT www.unitedcoachandtour.com, Long Term Care Insurance Specialist Rental - Sales - Service - Parts click “Tours”, then “NASCAR” April 23-27 6198 Nashville Rd. Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 Call for Brochure! STAN MARKHAM (270) 782-9990 Office (270) 782-8636 Book your 8 0group’s0-2 travel64 -plans50 today!43 Email: [email protected] Website: www.genworth.com/stanmarkham www.unitedcoachandtour.com w(800)ww.uni t264-5043edcoachandt our.com Service • Sales • Rentals • Parts

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