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Luis Escobar
The photographer who shot the cover — and has kept the Born to Run spirit running ever since.
Photographer · race director · podcaster
In the book
Escobar went to the Copper Canyons as a photographer and runner. On the reunion podcast, he said he took the cover photograph of Billy Barnett.1 Caballo Blanco called him “El Coyote.”2
He is named in the book as a photographer in Santa Maria, California, and said readers later came to his door asking him to sign it.1
Since 2009
At the 20-year reunion
“Micah really did tell me that the best, … the greatest gift that we have to share with others is a gift of opportunity. Give somebody a chance, … create opportunities for the people around you.”
Luis Escobar ·
“The images that we made of Arnulfo Quimare and Scott Jurek together, those are iconic images, some of the most important files that I’ve ever created.”
Luis Escobar ·
Verbatim from the Road Dog Podcast reunion episode (Apr 6, 2026), with the episode timestamp. See how the quotes were transcribed.
Sources
- 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
- Christopher McDougall, “Coyote on Caballo, Barefoot Ted, and learning Tarahumara tricks from Silvino” (Apr 2012) — www.chrismcdougall.com/2012/04/coyote-on-caballo-barefoot-ted-and-learning-tarahumara-tricks-from-silvino/
- allwedoisrun.com — Luis Escobar / Born to Run Ultra Marathons — allwedoisrun.com/
- roaddogpodcast.com — official podcast site — roaddogpodcast.com/
- LUNA Sandals — Born To Run 20 Year Reunion Podcast — lunasandals.com/pages/born-to-run-20-year-reunion-podcast
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