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- From: javier@cs.toronto.edu (Javier Pinto)
- Subject: Re: running barefoot -- was (Why are Kenyans so fast (rebutal))
- Message-ID: <93Jan28.131705edt.1687@smoke.cs.toronto.edu>
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 18:17:29 GMT
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- gthome@bulldogs.austin.ibm.com writes:
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- >If you are wondering about what I'm saying get a tape of Seb Coe/Steve Cram/
- >Steve Ovett/Carl Lewis/Linford Christie and watch where their foot actually
- >hits the ground at what part of their foot hits first.
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- The only name familiar to me is Carl Lewis. My question is then, are all
- these people sprinters? or short distance runners? I recall reading that
- for long distance runner landing on the heel is the standard.
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- Javier.
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