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Jul 3, 2019 · Rick Fisher, a Tucson, Arizona-based wilderness guide, and the Tarahumara’s promoter, brought several runners to the United States to compete in 1992 in races. They failed badly at Leadville 100, not understanding race procedures, and DNFed half way.
Apr 22, 2022 · Beginning in 1992, American promoters Kitty Williams and Rick Fisher recruited a team of runners from the Copper Canyons in Mexico to run ultramarathons in the U.S. These Tarahumara, known as “the running people,” garnered significant attention when they first arrived in 1992.
The Tarahumara first appeared on the Ultramarathon circuit in 1992 at the Leadville 100-mile run in Colorado. They were brought from Mexico and funded while they were here by Rick Fisher, operator of Wilderness Research Expeditions (Ramos A1).
But for most of these adventurous souls, there are other rewards, the deepest of which remains vague… Rick Fisher, a guide to Arizona’s Mogollon Rim Country might put it this way…” - Sam Negri, Arizona Highways, March 1984. Approaching 200 tons of food grain delivered to the Sierra Tarahumara 1994-2012.
Jan 1, 1996 · Well, half an hour Mexican time. Around 9:10 or so, Rick Fisher drove up in a van full of Tarahumara runners. One other gringo appeared dressed in running clothes: Micah True, a Boulder, Colorado, ultra-runner who spends his winters in South America. Micah had run with the Tarahumara once before and was eager to take part in this race.
- Ultrarunning Magazine
Apr 26, 2017 · At the 1992 race, a group of Tarahumara Indians had been brought to Leadville by Tucson-based wilderness guide Rick Fisher and his ultrarunner wife Kitty Williams. The story of those runners has long been part of trail running lore, as has the vilification of Fisher as a pushy promoter.
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Leadville was the venue for the American debut of the Tarahumara runners of Mexico. In 1992 the Tarahumara first showed up to run outside their native environs. Wilderness guide Rick Fisher and ultra-runner Kitty Williams brought some of them to Leadville. However the experiment went bust.
