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- From: fkittred@spchp13.BBN.COM (Fletcher Kittredge)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Re: Why are Kenyans so fast (rebutal)
- Date: 25 Jan 93 10:04:19
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- In-reply-to: Thomas.C.Pinckney@williams.edu's message of 25 Jan 1993 14:19:39 GMT
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- In article <1k0strINNnq7@savoy.cc.williams.edu> Thomas.C.Pinckney@williams.edu writes:
- >In article <FKITTRED.93Jan23200913@spchp13.BBN.COM> fkittred@spchp13.BBN.COM (Fletcher Kittredge) writes:
- >> I think this is complete hogwash:
- >(Much has been deleted from above)
-
- We could continue the discussion of (1) and (2) above on
- >soc.culture.african.
-
- Right, like I would want to wade through several hundred postings on
- female circumcision and gays in Africa. No thanks.
- > If you'll reread my original post, you will see
- >that in terms of running, our points are identical (except for (4)
- >above, with which I disagree): genetics plays at most a small role
- >in explaining the difference between Kenyan and American distance
- >runners, and the possibility of fame and fortune from becoming a
- >world-class runner engenders tremendous efforts by young Kenyans.
-
- I believe I made it very clear in my posting that I mostly agreed with
- you and directed my criticism with Runner's World.
-
- No one has yet replied to my question about the physical
- >benefits of spending childhood barefoot. Am I completely off the
- >wall?
-
- I have no opinion (other than it is more likely than a genetic
- explanation!), but would like to add the additional information that
- it is running barefoot on dirt paths and roads.
-
- regards,
- fletcher
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