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The Meaning of Endurance: Anthropologist Michael Crawley on Why We Run
What drives us as humans to push our physical and mental limits in endurance events?
Michael Crawley is a 2:20 marathoner, professor of anthropology at Durham University, and author of the new book To the Limit: The Meaning of Endurance From Mexico to the Himalayas.
We talk about:
The collective nature of running culture
Why we voluntarily sign up for exhausting endurance activities
An evolutionary perspective on running
Technology's role in modern running
Incorporating endurance into daily life
How Michael's personal endurance approach has changed through his book research
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