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Why Did Our Ancestors Run? The Origins and Evolution of “Super Endurance Predators” What role did running–in particular running long distances–play in the development of the modern human species? Using material from lectures, from The History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity, and from Mark Dyreson’s “Optimizing Human Performance,” explain how bipedalism, hunting, and “vision” shaped human origins and early human cultures. How and why did our ancestors run? What role did their running play in the origins of sport? When it comes to human performance, were our paleolithic hunting and foraging forebearers “optimizers” or “wasters”? Explain why they are better understood as “optimizers” or “waster”. -If you need more information for quotes, I can give you the login information for my online textbook (you will only need chapter 1 for this prompt when using the textbook)

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