What makes Olga run?
Subtitle: the mystery of the 90-something track star and what she can teach us about living longer, happier lives
By: Bruce Grierson
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780805097207
Subjects: Older women athletes; Women track and field athletes; Biography
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-231) and index.