María Lorena Ramírez Hernández (born January 1, 1995) is an indigenous long-distance runner belonging to the Rarámuri ethnic group. She lives in Rejocochi, a small community in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. [1]

May 23, 2017 · A 22-year-old woman from Mexico's Tarahumara indigenous community has won a 50km (31 miles) ultramarathon wearing sandals. María Lorena Ramírez defeated 500 other runners from 12 countries in the...

Jun 29, 2024 · Lorena Ramirez is an Advocate for the Rarámuri Community Even though Lorena Ramirez’s athletic career as a runner remains her central profession, she is also part of a foundation named after her that supports Chihuahua’s Rarámuri community.

Jan 22, 2025 · Rarámuri runner María Lorena Ramírez Nahueachi completed a 100-kilometer race Sunday in the 2025 edition of the Hong Kong Ultramarathon, wearing an Indigenous dress and traditional sandals ...

Nov 26, 2019 · Meet Lorena Ramírez, an indigenous runner who has won some of the hardest races in Mexico, like the Guachochi Ultramarathon in 2017, where she ran 100 kilometers wearing her sandals and traditional dress.

María Lorena Ramírez Hernández (Guachochi, Chihuahua, 1 de enero de 1995) es una corredora de fondo y ultramaratón mexicana perteneciente a la etnia tarahumara o rarámuri. Se hizo conocida mundialmente tras haber ganado en 2017, la UltraTrail Cerro Rojo , una carrera de ultrafondo de 50 kilómetros, en un tiempo de 07:20,00 y por haberlo ...

Sep 12, 2019 · When Lorena Ramírez lined up among the elite runners for the 2018 Tenerife Bluetrail, a 63-mile trail race that winds across Tenerife in the Canary Islands from sea level up to 11,600 feet, she was unmistakable in a long, puffy-sleeved green-and-white dress with red trim, a bright pink bandana around her neck, a Salomon hydration vest and a pair...

Apr 2, 2024 · “37 kms,” a feature-length drama about Rarámuri runners seeking to compete in the Mexico City Marathon, premiered last year. And the name of Rarámuri runner Lorena Ramírez became familiar to many...

Mar 6, 2024 · María Lorena Ramírez Hernández, better known as Lorena Ramírez, is a remarkable indigenous marathon runner who gained worldwide renown in 2017 after winning two gold medals in tough Mexican mountain races.

Jun 9, 2022 · This short documentary directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and executive produced by Gael Garcia Bernal, beautifully tells the story of Lorena Ramírez, a Mexican long-distance runner of Tarahumara origin (also called Rarámuri) who surprised her compatriots (and the world) by winning the Guachochi ultramarathon in 2017 by running in her handmade ...