The healing power of 1,000 miles of ultrarunning | Brian Thomas | TEDxSVSU

Dr. Thomas explores the effect of ultrarunning on persevering after loss.

Dr. Brian Thomas is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Saginaw Valley State University where he teaches and does research on global cultures and food. Dr. Thomas has been running ultramarathons for over a decade. He has successfully completed over a dozen ultramarathons including three 100 mile runs and a solo, unsupported 50k run on the Great Wall of China. He is currently training to run the Hallucination 100 mile trail run on September 9th in honor of his late wife, Holli Wallace. Through his running, he has also raised almost $20,000 in donations to various charities including, most recently, the Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region. Dr. Thomas has two sons, Oliver age 5 and Elliott, age 10.

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