tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post1253712757138502629..comments2023-09-16T02:15:46.932-06:00Comments on See Dane Run: Kenyans Aren't FastDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-12795574544308968542014-04-09T14:20:07.443-06:002014-04-09T14:20:07.443-06:00But as humanity grew smarter, it got slower. I thi...<i>But as humanity grew smarter, it got slower. I think that the East African runners retain more of those distance running genes more than any other group of people on Earth today.</i><br />Sandu, is this a backwards way of saying that East Africans are not smart? Just teasing! Good point about the genes, but honestly who will ever know? Think about all of the american runners training in Eddie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752637810288485484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-6578070808973510572013-10-14T13:07:20.826-06:002013-10-14T13:07:20.826-06:00Our human ancestors, for whatever reason, evolved ...Our human ancestors, for whatever reason, evolved to run long distances some 2 million years ago, in that part of the world, not coincidentally. Today, we still retain some of the characteristics of an endurance/distance-running creature: upright posture, springy tendons, an extra neck ligament, about 15 sweat glands per square inch of skin,etc. But as humanity grew smarter, it got slower. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853730411303914591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-27914982104421867132013-10-14T12:40:53.019-06:002013-10-14T12:40:53.019-06:00Great article.
Kalenjin translates roughly as &qu...Great article. <br />Kalenjin translates roughly as "I tell you." <br />Not sure where or what that means but "I tell you them people fast."Mike Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953538766698642128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-28743621110583803282013-10-14T12:08:19.224-06:002013-10-14T12:08:19.224-06:00Good comments Dane.
Your analogy of the square and...Good comments Dane.<br />Your analogy of the square and the rhombus is a good one.<br />I had not thought of it that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900176743698289976noreply@blogger.com