Friends spread ultrarunner Micah True's ashes

11:44 AM, Sep 15, 2012   |    comments
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The Daily Camera reports about 20 people gathered at Chautauqua Park on Friday to remember the Boulder ultrarunner, who rose to fame when he was featured in the best-selling book "Born to Run."

True's body was found in southwestern New Mexico on March 31 after he failed to return from a routine run. An autopsy determined the 58-year-old died of heart disease.

His girlfriend, Maria Walton, says now, with his ashes spread on Boulder's trails, everyone can still run with him.

True - nicknamed "Caballo Blanco," or white horse - has been described by friends as a pioneer of ultrarunning, which involves running extreme distances, often on grueling terrain.

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