A 30-year-old Mexican woman with no running experience and no running equipment managed to win a 63km (39 miles) ultramarathon while wearing sandals and the traditional dress of her indigenous tribe.

With a time of 7 hours and 34 minutes, Candelaria Rivas Ramos won the 63-kilometer women’s category Canyons Ultramarathon in Guachochi, Mexico, with no running equipment and no training other than her daily life in the mountains. Rivas is a member of the Rarámuri, an indigenous group local to the Chihuahua region whose traditions involve long-distance foot races and

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