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Arnulfo Quimare and Scott Jurek in the Copper Canyons, March 2006
Arnulfo Quimare and Scott Jurek, March 4, 2006. Photo: Wolf Gang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The champion of the canyon

Arnulfo Quimare

The Rarámuri runner who beat Scott Jurek in 2006.

Rarámuri runner

In the book

Arnulfo Quimare is a celebrated Rarámuri runner and the first runner McDougall meets in the Copper Canyons. He goes into Caballo’s race as a favorite.1

He won the 2006 race, narrowly beating Scott Jurek.21 His nephew Silvino Cubesare also appears in the book.3

Since 2009

  • March 2006Photographed with Scott Jurek in the Copper Canyons, around the time of the race.4
  • 2026On the reunion podcast, Luis Escobar called his photographs of Arnulfo and Jurek together “iconic images.”5

Sources

  1. SuperSummary — Born to Run key figures — www.supersummary.com/born-to-run-mcdougall/key-figures/
  2. Wikipedia — Scott Jurek — en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Jurek
  3. Wikipedia (es) — Silvino Cubesare Quimare — es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvino_Cubesare_Quimare
  4. Wikimedia Commons — “Arnulfo Quimare and Scott Jurek (4675427082).jpg” — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arnulfo_Quimare_and_Scott_Jurek_(4675427082).jpg
  5. Road Dog Podcast, ep. 396 “Born to Run 20 Year Reunion,” Apr 6, 2026 (official episode page) — roaddog.libsyn.com/396-born-to-run-20-year-reunion

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