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03539aam a22006378i 4500 001 CDC52C6272B311E3BE70C5A7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20230408010049 008 130717s2014 nyu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2013028682 020 $a 0805097201 (hardback) 020 $a 9780805097207 (hardback) : 035 $a (OCoLC)844728753 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCA $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-cn--- 050 00 $a GV1061.15.K68 $b G75 2014 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a BIO016000 $a HEA010000 $a BIO016000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Grierson, Bruce. 245 10 $a What makes Olga run? : $b the mystery of the ninety-something track star and what she can teach us about living longer, happier lives / $c Bruce Grierson. 263 $a 1402 264 1 $a New York : $b Henry Holt and Co., $c [2014] 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "In What Makes Olga Run? Bruce Grierson explores what the wild success of a ninety-three-year-old track star can tell us about how our bodies and minds age. Olga Kotelko is not your average ninety-three-year-old. She not only looks and acts like a much younger woman, she holds over twenty-three world records in track and field, seventeen in her current ninety to ninety-five category. Convinced that this remarkable woman could help unlock many of the mysteries of aging, Grierson set out to uncover what it is that's driving Olga. He considers every piece of the puzzle, from her diet and sleep habits to how she scores on various personality traits, from what she does in her spare time to her family history. Olga participates in tests administered by some of the world's leading scientists and offers her DNA to groundbreaking research trials. What emerges is not only a tremendously uplifting personal story but a look at the extent to which our health and longevity are determined by the DNA we inherit at birth, and the extent to which we can shape that inheritance. It examines the sum of our genes, opportunities, and choices, and the factors that forge the course of any life, especially during"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 10 $a Kotelko, Olga, $d 1919- 650 0 $a Women track and field athletes $z Canada $v Biography. 650 0 $a Older women athletes $z Canada $v Biography. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x Gerontology. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HEALTH & FITNESS $x Healthy Living. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY $x Sports. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 21 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417013124.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305033051.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012012444.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909031957.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722041530.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528054402.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110054226.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006074524.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20180717034449.0 952 $l HLPC845 $d 20180419012354.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20171214013251.0 952 $l FCPB384 $d 20170707020237.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20170523013357.0 952 $l YWPD162 $d 20151106010932.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20150926024942.0 952 $l WBPB115 $d 20150905021329.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20150509011731.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812084738.0 952 $l VOPB384 $d 20140808010637.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20140507010516.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20140329010337.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CDC52C6272B311E3BE70C5A7DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search