How do......

[noel]

One last point. A man has been collecting and studying genetic material from champion Kenyan runners. He has found no evidence of genetic advantage. He ,and others, believe it is cultural and environmental factors which have led to their success in distance running. One common factor seems to be that many of them ran lontg distances to and from school, up to 20k a day. By the time they were in their teens they had clocked up many hours of training and the bodies of conditioned athletes.

Yes, but he wasn't trying to input into the argument we are having here. He was trying to inform the debate about whether Kenyans are genetically predisposed to being better runners than eg, Europeans. I agree with his findings.

However, his research will all have been done in elite runners (Kenyan vs non-Kenyan). To help us with our argument, we would need the same research to be done in elite runners vs. average people in the street.

Anyway, enough of this debate. I'm off to train to become a world champion basketball player.

[A.P.E Knott]

I will have another go.
Look at it this way,if it was aout detrminitaion more than genetics why dont the Premiure League football
Clubs pick afew kids at 8-10 yrs old train them for 10years and bingo you have a few ready made cheap
footballers.
We all know they do a form of this BUT and this is the key the kids that go through the acadamy sytem are hand picked for natural ability from a young age and trained to hopefully perform at the highest levlel.
Do you not think if it was as easy as training and determination, Man Utd Chelsea etc would be able to produce top class player from ANYONE?

[woodlander]

Why is one race horse faster than another?

They can't all win the Epsom Derby even if they all eat the same food, all do the same training and they are all are ridden by the best jockeys.

Maybe it's the same with human runners. Except for the bit about jockeys of course

[Tussockface]

So you wanna be a top runner?
Easy....

http://www.salomonrunning.com/os/blo...ml?sf2040715=1

[DazTheSlug]

nice bit of film
I especially like the bit where he says that his diet consists mainly of pizza & nutella!
also at the end when he says that winning isn't about coming first, but about being happy with your performance

[Tussockface]

I especially like the bit where he says that his diet consists mainly of pizza & nutella!

That's the only bit of his training regime I can manage, apart from lying in a hammock or twiddling a pine cone....

[Multiterrainer]

That's the only bit of his training regime I can manage, apart from lying in a hammock or twiddling a pine cone....

I'm guessing that is where we are all going wrong! Interesting that he doesn't taper but appears to build up the time/ascent of runs leading up to a race.

[Twister]

Is there a case for just not being a good runner and enjoying running for what it is? I'm consistently mediocre and have realised that in my mid thirties, running for about 9 years now, that I'm not going to win any races. I even came second in the dads race at my sons sports day. But every race i've finished (bar the ones that I've tried really, really hard to do well in) I've come across the line smilling. By not worrying about being the best or winning anything and running for fun (albeit with a bit more effort than your average jogger) I think I'm possibly enjoying running more than someone who commits themselves to weeks of +100 mile training. I'm also looking forward to being able to run into my old age.

[mr brightside]

I'm also looking forward to being able to run into my old age.

Yes, the less you are able to train now, the more you'll run later in life. I'm really looking forward to being the first V80 champ!

[that_fjell_guy]

One thing I've realised over the last couple of years, due to various issues I've had! Leg strength and strength/weight ratio are fairly important!


Its nice to share!! :thumbup: