VIDEO: Model Christy Turlington-Burns Talks Running for a Cause

NBC's Our Run for TODAY series continues with a profile of model Christy Turlington-Burns, who was motivated to take up running after nearly dying in childbirth. The near-death experience inspired her to launch a nonprofit to help mothers without access to good medical care, and to run as a metaphor for the challenges those mothers face. Watch the appearance below!

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