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Chris McDougall, author of NYT best seller “Born to Run”, kicked off a stellar day at TedxPennQuarter which took place at DCs famed Newseum. Chris’ message is that humans are made to run, evidenced by our existence for millions of years before the invention of weapons. We hunted by running our prey down. Literally. And the ‘we’ includes all of us; men women and children. The weakest and slowest in the jungle could run down any beast simply by outlasting it. We were all ultra marathoners before we figured out a way to get lazy by inventing weapons for hunting.
Running then became a sport and in the 1970′s a multi-billion industry was spawned making shoes marketed to make us faster and healthier. Big heels, padding and fancy colors abounded and at the same time, runners got slower and injuries compounded. Enter the Tarahumara. The Tarahumara are an indigenous people of northern Mexico, and renowned for their long-distance running ability. They live in the remote copper canyons and travel by foot, often running well over 100 miles on nothing more than a sandle. Their running style differs dramatically from the loping heel toe stride encouraged by a cushy running shoe. And injuries are almost non existent. The Tarahumara offer us a rare glimpse into the way we lived and ran long ago. By adopting their technique and running in a minimal shoe, or barefoot, we can run faster, farther and rid ourselves of the nagging injuries that plague 80% of all runners at any given time.
Disruptathon has been nominated for a Northern Virginia Technology Council Hot Ticket Award in the category of “hottest social buzz”. The awards event takes place June 29 at the home of NVTC CEO Bobby Kilgore and is sure to be a great time with over 300 attendees. The company would like to thank our excellent sponsors, attendees, presenters, contractors and investors for all the excellent support this past year. Hope to see you at the event!
Leading accounting, audit and professional services firm, Deloitte, has signed a three event contract at the “Disruption” sponsor level, Disruptathon’s second highest designation. Per the terms of the agreement, Deloitte will sponsor tonights Clean Tech event at the Canadian Embassy and two events this fall covering healthcare and media.
“We are thrilled to have a leading innovator like Deloitte join our growing list of outstanding sponsors” Said Pete Erickson, founder of Disruptathon.
Irishman Paul Murphy quit his job four weeks ago to dedicate himself to the Apps4Bens competition. The contest was the final event of DCWeek and a partnership between Ben’s, iStrategyLabs, Applicist and Disruptathon. Apps4Bens was launched in March to find the most innovative app for Ben’s Chili Bowl. The winning developer also enjoys the notoriety, a party for 20-30 friends at Ben’s and their picture placed on Ben’s wall- next to Bill Cosby and President Obama.
Paul’s gamble paid off. Of the four finalist that presented to a packed room at Bens Next Door, 15 celebrity guest judges, using the Disruptathon iPods and innovation discovery platform, rated Paul’s app the highest in a very close competition. The app has a “You’re Up” feature which allows anyone with an iPhone to use the app to take their picture while at Ben’s. The photo’s are then uploaded for others using the app to see. The user photo’s also post to a website opening up the possibility of having a screen on Ben’s wall showing the rotating selection of customer photo’s. The app also includes a map, history of bens, detailed menu and link to Ben’s website.
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