Women at Mid-life: First-time Marathoners,  Embodied Learning and Mainstream Rhetoric

Patricia Knutson

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Women at Mid-life: First-time Marathoners, Embodied Learning and Mainstream Rhetoric

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- Patricia Knutson
- University of Calgary

Abstract

This paper outlines preliminary findings of a study exploring the experiences of mid-life women training for a first marathon. I focus on how and what these women learn about themselves, aging and the world around them. I address participants’ embodied learning and how it aligns with the mainstream definition of mid-life.

Keywords: Mid-life women, Embodied learning, Marathon training

How to Cite: Knutson, P. (2011) “Women at Mid-life: First-time Marathoners, Embodied Learning and Mainstream Rhetoric”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2011).