On the run stay alive

[AlMorr]

There is a program on BBC Radio 4 at 11 o'clock on Monday morning called "On the Run stay alive", sounds interesting for us runners, give it a listen.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

That does sound worth a listen thanks Al

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Helen Mort trails a history of running from prehistoric times to present day

[Beatlesforever Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

This sounds fascinating! I'll make sure I listen to it, thanks Al ☺️🏃‍♂️

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🍏Thanks AlMorr for the heads up! Much appreciated!!

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[Jools2020 Graduate]

Sounds good, Al. Thanks!

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[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

This sounds really good! For anyone interested, here’s the programme description…

“Stay Alive

On the Run

Writer, Poet and Runner Helen Mort trails a history of running, from prehistoric times to present day. Helen asks why we run, and finds out what running has meant through the ages.

In this series Helen looks at stories of running through the ages, to chart the development of humanity's relationship with running. She'll be finding out what role running played in societies through the ages, and how it has been represented in culture.

In the first episode, Helen examines the role of running in prehistoric times. What role did running play in life of early homo sapiens, and what kinds of running did they do? Did we evolve to sprint, or to run long distances, and why? How did people represent running in their culture, such as cave art? Helen finds out if cultures of running in different indigenous communities today, with traditions stretching back thousands of years, can tell us anything about humanity's approach to running.

Helen's route then leads to Ancient Greece, the site of some of the earliest known records of running as a sport. She relives the famous journey of the messenger Pheidippides to Athens, whose feat gave us the marathon, as well as learning what role the running of the early Olympiads played in society.”

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00237gv

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Thanks for that detailed report MissUnderstanding, certainly worth a listen✅

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Good spot Al 👍

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[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate]

This looks good, will listen on Sounds 😁

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[Bestsie_07]

Thank you, will listen this!

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[hamit Graduate]

I will get my Ears on, thanks

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[drl212 Graduate]

Sounds interesting. Thanks!!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to drl212]

Indeed dri212, very interesting, I maybe out at that time but I will record it or listen to it on BBC Sounds