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Science of Marathon Running | It's Okay To Be Smart | PBS Digital Studios
- Published_at:2014-03-17
- Category:Education
- Channel:It's Okay To Be Smart
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- description: 26.2 miles of awesome human evolution. SUBSCRIBE, it's FREE! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More below ↓ So maybe we can't outrun cheetahs or antelope, but humans are uniquely adapted for long distance running. To find out why (and because I was feeling a little crazy) I decided to run a marathon! Here's what I discovered about the science of long distance running. Endurance running adaptations: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Human_Running_Adaptations.png For more on the science and evolution of distance running, from training plans to cellular physiology, check out Tim Noakes' "The Lore of Running" http://amzn.to/1eKYir9 and Christopher McDougall's "Born to Run" http://amzn.to/NnF7wb ----------------- Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment below! Follow me on Twitter: @jtotheizzoe Email me: itsokaytobesmart AT gmail DOT com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart For more awesome science, check out: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Joe Hanson - Host and writer Joe Nicolosi - Director Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen Inc. Katie Graham - Director of Photography Andrew Matthews - Editor and motion graphics John Knudsen - Gaffer Music: "Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod Produced by PBS Digital Studios: http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsdigitalstudios ----------- Last week's video: How The Elements Got Their Names - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtg9p6A6xnY More videos: The Most Important Science Images - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9328AW64g Science Fiction as Science Fact - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ear4Prg9G8w The Science of Kissing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwJ-wwF9XVs The Scale of the Universe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhQ8jUKWef0
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