In our week that was column this week (http://www.letsrun.com/2011/week-0131.php), we have a blurb about how we heard Stephen Hass's victory in the Millrose 2 mile in 8:48 was worth $6200 last week.
That got us to thinking:
"How long would the line be at the Nairobi airport if we announced we'd pay $6,200 to anyone that could show up and run 8:48 for 2 miles?"
I thought it would be a fun question to ponder. Sort of like one of those questions they ask you at a consulting job interview.
How does one go about thinking about how many Kenyans can run 8:48 for 2 miles?