here are all of the kenyan commandments you need to know, and ever wondered about.
here are all of the kenyan commandments you need to know, and ever wondered about.
Thanks, some interesting stuff there!
The one item that the article missed was be sure to be blessed with the genetics and/or childhood nutrition that keeps you from being much bigger than 120-125 lbs. (see Ritzenhein).
Kenyans are better because they didn't degenerate that much over the last thousands of years, every 120lbs american with such superskinny legs could be a good runner no matter how much he played with his gameboy.It's just a difference of running efficiency because of a different body type.
haha I liked the last three commandments that it's too late to follow already
if you played soccer, its cool, you got alot of running in. normal kids probably get somewhere at about half of what the kenyan kids get if you really look at it. Some kids just get more than others.
Also, some kids are just naturally talented no matter where they're from. Despite what they say about american kids eating too much, americans kids get more nutritional value and in the long run are healthier if you take everything into account than many kenyans who go through periods of irregular or no eating.
Also, the american health system is better suited to treat injuries than anything kenya can provide. Scientific methods of training also advance more rapidly in america than africa.
trust me, its better to be an american runner than a kenyan runner.
"trust me, its better to be an american runner than a kenyan runner."
please enlighten me by elaborating (aside from poverty reasons)
Ever wonder why black teens in America are great at basketball, yet teens in Kenya aren't?
Well, it's because black kids in American grow up playing basketball and dreaming of playing in the NBA while kids in Kenya grow up running and dremaing of running in the Olympics.
No further analysis needed.
Elementary wrote:
Ever wonder why black teens in America are great at basketball, yet teens in Kenya aren't?
Well, it's because black kids in American grow up playing basketball and dreaming of playing in the NBA while kids in Kenya grow up running and dremaing of running in the Olympics.
No further analysis needed.
Sure, that's correct...if you choose to ignore all the physiological differences between people of West African decent and those of North or East African decent.
Don't let facts get in the way of your arguments.
[quote]Elementary wrote:
Ever wonder why black teens in America are great at basketball, yet teens in Kenya aren't?
Well, it's because black kids in American grow up playing basketball and dreaming of playing in the NBA while kids in Kenya grow up running and dremaing of running in the Olympics.
WRONG. AFRICAN SLAVES CAME FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IN AMERICA ARE GOOD AT FAST TWITCH SPORTS LIKE SPRINTING AND BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL TOO
KENYANS ARE EAST COAST AFRICANS WITH MORE SLOW TWITCH, ENDURANCE TYPE BODIES...
BUT TO TOTALLY IGNORE THE INTRODUCTION OF EPO TO THE SPORT IN GENERAL, AND TO THE KENYAN RUNNING SCENED IN PARTICULAR, IS THE WORK OF THE NIEVE OR MORONIC.
YOUTHFUL KENYAN DREAMS WILL ENABLE YOUNGSTERS TO COMPETE BUT NOT ALWAYS BEAT OUR JIM RYUNS AND FRANK SHORTERS. BUT DREAMS ARE NOT ENOUGH. IT IS EPO ATHAT ALLOWS THEM TO CHEAT AND DESTROY THE COMPETITION. I HOPE YOU ARE NOT AMONG THOSE WHO CHEER FOR THESE FRAUDULENT BASTARDS.
Jealousy will get you no where in life.
YOU ARE AN IDIOT!! The kenyans were running well even before the introduction of EPO. They put in the required work, don't live the soft lifestyle that we do and being born and living at altitude cerftainly help.
Get real, we no longer have the Ryuns and the Shorters. And to call them Cheating Fraudelent Bastards well you need to back up. Justin Gatlin(an American) was the one caught cheating, Not any Kenyan Gold Medalists.
Kenyan Fan wrote:
Jealousy will get you no where in life.
Not jealous, more outraged that people like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Marion Jones, and Bernard Lagat can come along and cheat and steal and people like you encourage them. Do you know ANYTHING about running? Do you have any idea how fake, phony and fruadulent is Bekele's 26:19?
As I stated before: YOU ARE AN IDIOT!! What do cheating and alleged cheating Americans have to do with great Kenyan Athletes. And what is the problem with Bekele's 26:19?
[quote]Snook wrote:
(The kenyans were running well even before the introduction of EPO.)
Yes, but they were taking whoopins from the Americans....Wottle in the 800, Ryun in the mile and two mile, Shorter in the marathon....Hey, did you ever see a picture of Shorter losing to a Kenyan? Nope, cause it never happened. Shorter on epo? 2:05.
And what is the problem with Bekele's 26:19?[/quote]
I'm wasting my time with you. Talk to people in the know, but trust me, the Chinese women were phenomenal too, but eventually the truth brings them all down. Even if you are in denial about your Rift Valley fellows, don't you at least acknowledge that epo gives endurance athletes (cyclists and runners) a TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS advantage? Apparently you have no idea how strong, potent the stuff is.
You sound like one of those Over Patriotic types who believes that everthing American is right and the rest of the world is screwed up. Shorter was a great athlete in his time. Don't take credit away from the new great ones. I suppose you think guys like Kip keino, Ben Jipcho, Filbert Bayi, and even John Walker was on something. Well how come no other American has run as fast as Steve Scott, and not many have even run as fast as Ryun. They must have been on something too!!
How many kenyans have tested positive?
A good doping program will run you in the tens of thousands or more. Non of them have the money to dope.
Case closed.
The Chinese women were an entirely different story. I agree EPO works, but so does HARD WORK!! The athletes I mentioned were all hard workers. Don't know how old you are but you need to study history.