Are we born to run? - Christopher McDougall
In this TED talk Christopher Mcdougall talks about how humans are born to run and how our ancestors enabled to us to run. He states the reason he likes running so much is because that something bizarre happens in this activity all the time.
He then tells a story about a women named Derartu Tulu. Derartu Tulu is a women who is a marathon runner but about a month before her next race she had almost died in child birth. Derartu struggled with pain and other problems for a couple weeks after her labor. Amazingly she competed in the New York City marathon a month later and ended up winning. She faced the best competition out there including an Olympic gold medalist and still beat the odds. She is a true hero for her strength and courage she had used to overcome the obstacles standing in her way to be victorious in NYC.
I really enjoyed this talk from Christopher McDougall because of his great story of Derartu Tulu and how he knows so much about running. What I found interesting was that a women by the age of 43 almost died of child birth a month before winning the NYC marathon. I also learned how running can be anything you want it to be. This talk was one of my favorite because it really expressed the meaning of what matters to me which is overcoming obstacles.
I hope you enjoyed my reflection on "Are we born to run?" By Christopher McDougall and you should definitely check out the Ted talk video up above.
In this TED talk Christopher Mcdougall talks about how humans are born to run and how our ancestors enabled to us to run. He states the reason he likes running so much is because that something bizarre happens in this activity all the time.
He then tells a story about a women named Derartu Tulu. Derartu Tulu is a women who is a marathon runner but about a month before her next race she had almost died in child birth. Derartu struggled with pain and other problems for a couple weeks after her labor. Amazingly she competed in the New York City marathon a month later and ended up winning. She faced the best competition out there including an Olympic gold medalist and still beat the odds. She is a true hero for her strength and courage she had used to overcome the obstacles standing in her way to be victorious in NYC.
I really enjoyed this talk from Christopher McDougall because of his great story of Derartu Tulu and how he knows so much about running. What I found interesting was that a women by the age of 43 almost died of child birth a month before winning the NYC marathon. I also learned how running can be anything you want it to be. This talk was one of my favorite because it really expressed the meaning of what matters to me which is overcoming obstacles.
I hope you enjoyed my reflection on "Are we born to run?" By Christopher McDougall and you should definitely check out the Ted talk video up above.