How are kenyan runners so succesful and competitive at marathons?
what i am interested in is how are kenyan runners so competitive at marathons. how do they train and what is their diet that makes them so competitive
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I watched a documetary on this a few years ago. In it, it was explained that most Kenyans are poor and see running as the only way to succeed in life. So those who are talented enough are extra motivated to get out there and train. And they train very very hard! It's almost a religion. They even shun on those who have the ablility to run but choose not to. Even if they arent elite caliber runners. Also all their heroes are local and world famous successful runners. So I guess you could say that they are a product of their environment and genetics.What is a great way to increase my stamina?
runners legs, long leen calfs and legs, certain people have runners legs, kenya has it in there genesAre compression shorts good for running track and fields?
higher altitudes= better oxygen usage so when they run here it is easier for themOne of my friends is from Kenya. He's an accounting big wig at a company I used to work for. I asked him that very same question when I started running.
He told me that Kenyans grow up running every place, all times. To and from school, to the market, up and down hills. It's a way of life. They are trained from the time they are able to walk to become great runners.
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They be running long distance, and get der muscles strong..not onlii dat get der ABs strong so dey will be able to pick up der feet, and preform perfect turnovers-our runners spend a few weeks at a time at altitude, kenyans LIVE at altitude
-our kide get driven to school, kenyan kids run 10miles there & back...every day
-we eat lots of junk, kenyans eat simple foods & less of them
-most of us have better things to do, for kenyans it serves as the only escape from poverty
-our runners aren't hungry for success, kenyans are
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tiny upper bodies and long long legsI need to learn how to run long distances?
not to be racist, black peoples have better mucsle's than the rest. also they run everyone so its in there genes, they run everywhere. thats how they get better when all these combineMore Questions & Answers...