Day 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eZ-x4IEoXM&t=5s
The inspirational video of the day was 10,000 men final at the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. The 10 best were all from Africa and the two USA members had roots in Africa. The race was like Friday’s video. This race basically shows the Kenyan’s dominance in distance events. The movie of the day was Rocky III. Instead of focusing on just running, we decided to watch this movie to see the mental aspect of the sport. Along with good physical shape and good genetics, Rocky shows superior training, mental toughness, and desire.
Day 6: Hicham El Guerrouj at the 2004 Olympic Games
The daily video was a documentary of Hicham El Guerrouj. The video talked about how hard he worked and had to overcome difficulties. He was determined and pushed himself beyond what he thought he could do. He was thought to have one of the best kicks. Moving into the research portion of the day, we shared our research and began to work further in perfecting our presentation for Friday. The movie was watched was McFarland USA. It is about one man that recognized a group of guys potential in running. The coach learned a lot about hard work and determination, while his runners learned discipline and respect.
Day 7:
The day started off with a whole group discussion/analysis about Kenyan runners. We basically took a step back and recapped why they were so fast and what makes them different.
A few students and coach Conrad discussing Kenyans.
The film of the day was called 9.79*. It was a documentary of 1988 Olympic gold medalist in he 100m, Ben Johnson. They interviewed him as well as runners that competed against him. The film focused on the 1988 Seuol Olympics and about the drug uses during the time. We watched this movie because it was about running.
Day 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQbzC0DD-s
The daily video was about two runners and their finish of the 10k race at the 1992 World Junior Championships. It was head and head with Haile Gebrselassie and Josephat Machuka. When Gebrselassie passes Machuka in the final 25m, Machuka punched Gebrselassie in the back of the head. Surprisingly, the hit gave his fellow competitor a boost over the finish line and ended up finishing a second faster than what he would’ve. For lunch, we went to an Ethiopian restaurant called Awaze. Ethiopian food is similar to Kenyan food.
Thoughts on Ethiopian food: mixed, relatively good, adventurous
-Isabella B.