If you've read "Born to Run" or are familiar with the Copper Canyon ultramarathon, then you may know the name.

Regional SAR teams are searching for Caballo Blanco when he failed to return from a run in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico late Wednesday.

Let's hope for a safe recovery.

http://www.scsun-news.com/ci_20281254

Edited by Eugeneius on 03/29/2012 16:30:19 MDT.

Lotta respect for that man. Thank you for the heads up, Eugene.
Prayer is in order.

What a character. Hope everything turns out ok.

Threw a link in the OP.

Our hope and prayers are sent your way, Micah.

http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_20284874/famed-runner-micah-true-missing-gila-wilderness

Checked our local news and found newer information, SAR are still working through the evening.

Didnt realize he's been missing for 3 days already. Hoping for some good news on this one, keep us posted.

As of this morning Micah True is still missing. I spoke with my friend who headed out with the Organ Mountain Technical Rescue Squad early today and the status was still the same.

Hoping he is found.

Edited by jshann on 03/30/2012 20:40:40 MDT.

Doesn't sound good, prayin he's found.

I just got off the phone with a friend here in Las Cruces who was on his way back into town from Silver City. No positive news unfortunately.

~54 search volunteers checked into Incident Base today near the Gila Cliff Dwellings/TJ Corral trailheads, at the location of his vehicle. This has now become a multi team search party, consisting of organized SAR teams, horse teams, friends, fellow ultra runners, and local authorities. Two helicopters and a single fixed wing plane are also providing search coverage.

There were several eyewitnesses who saw him driving up NM 15 towards the Cliff Dwellings for what was supposed to be a short run. Caballo's dog was found in his vehicle at the trailhead, so this run wasn't to be an epic.

Doesn't sound good. What are the water conditions right now Eugene? I'm guessing there isn't much snow left low down.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/01/us-runner-death-true-idUSBRE83001R20120401

Unfortunate.

Caballo Blanco won't be forgotten and his story will definitely press on beyond that of the running community.

Very sad. Cliche but true, he left the world doing what he absolutely loved. Nobody can ask for more than that. Hopefully they find there was no foul play and it was just a body failure of some sort. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a heart attack. I just read 'Born to Run' this past year and it really changed my perspective on a lot of things beyond just running. Cabelo Blanco was an inspiration.

Eugene/Jon +1!

I also read this book last year and both the book and Micah were big inspirations for me.

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds." By Chief Seattle

New video from Cliff Bar.

Scott Jurek feat.Caballo Blanco

the autopsy points to heart disease for Micah

http://espn.go.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/7905872/ultra-marathon-runner-micah-true-died-natural-causes

That's interesting. If I am not mistaken here, an enlarged left ventricle could be caused by the heart overworking for years, as in untreated high blood pressure. The occasional two beers and vanilla ice cream hardly seem like the culprits here. It would help to know if Micah was seen and treated for hypertension.