Malcolm Gladwell Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Personal life== Gladwell is a Christian.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-09 |title=Interview: Malcolm Gladwell on his return to faith while writing 'David and Goliath' |url=https://religionnews.com/2013/10/09/interview-malcolm-gladwell-return-faith-writing-david-goliath/ |first=Sarah Pulliam |last=Bailey|access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Religion News Service |language=en-US}}</ref> His family attended [[Above Bar Church, Southampton|Above Bar Church]] in Southampton, UK, and later Gale Presbyterian in Elmira when they moved to Canada. His parents and siblings are part of the [[Mennonite]] community in Southwestern Ontario.<ref name="Author Malcolm Gladwell finds his faith again" /> Gladwell wandered away from his Christian roots when he moved to New York, only to rediscover his faith during the writing of ''David and Goliath'' and his encounter with Wilma Derksen regarding the death of her child.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gladwell|first=Malcolm|date=January–February 2014|title=How I Rediscovered Faith|url=https://relevantmagazine.com/life5/malcolm-gladwell-how-i-rediscovered-faith/|magazine=[[Relevant (magazine)|Relevant]]|issue=67|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> Gladwell was a national class runner and an Ontario High School ([[Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations]] – OFSAA) champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/malcolm-gladwell-i-would-rather-be-a-mediocre-runner-than-a-good-one/|title=Malcolm Gladwell: 'I would rather be a mediocre runner than a good one'|date=5 February 2019|first=Madeleine|last= Kelly|website=Canadian Running Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> He was among Canada's fastest teenagers at [[1500 metres]], running 4:14 at the age of 13 and 4:05 when aged 14. At university, Gladwell ran 1500 metres in 3:55. In 2014, at the age of 51, he ran a 4:54 at the [[Fifth Avenue Mile]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a19516426/malcolm-gladwell/|title=This Best-Selling Author Is Fast—Really Fast|date=18 September 2014|website=Men's Health}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Athlinks |url=https://www.athlinks.com/search/unclaimed/?category=unclaimed&term=Malcolm%20Gladwell |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.athlinks.com |language=en}}</ref> At 57 he ran a 5:15 mile.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/LFFP5Y7DpFA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210530125258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFFP5Y7DpFA&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFFP5Y7DpFA| title = Malcolm Gladwell Runs 5:15 Mile At 57 Years Old, Dusts CITIUS MAG's Chris Chavez in Exhibition Race | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He had his first child, a daughter, in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malcolm Gladwell Returns |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/malcolm-gladwell-returns-2 |access-date=12 August 2022 |first=Dax |last=Shepard|website=Armchair Expert |date=28 July 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page