Why are Kenyans so fast?

Wariner & Van Niekerk lol at the Kenyan 400 times..

Metoo wrote:

Are they just taller or?

You clearly gave this a great deal of thought.

MurderDubs wrote:

Metoo wrote:

Are they just taller or?

You clearly gave this a great deal of thought.

You, sure, are a wonderful human. This made me laugh. Thank you.

Bollywood wrote:

Wariner & Van Niekerk lol at the Kenyan 400 times..

Kenyans wish they could get their hands on some of that dope. Then they could go sub 43

They are on average much taller and have thick lower calves which help them build thrust. They also have long torsos compared to the legs/arm which helps absorb air. Super high arches also help them run on their toes

Probably because they are so skinny on average, less weight to carry over long distances, they (along with Ethiopians) dominate 5000 to Marathon.

My guess is they have obesity rates even lower than Americans, which means a higher percentage of people who have the body type (Ectomorph/Skinny) to excel in distance running.

Have to have that body type WITHOUT being Anorexic or Bulemic which means less energy and more likely to get injured. Anorexics and Bulemic people can sometimes do well for a few years, but they always get injured and have other lifetime problems so not worth it.

Wrong question.

Correct question: why are you slow ?

Jerry Dial wrote:

Bollywood wrote:

Wariner & Van Niekerk lol at the Kenyan 400 times..

Kenyans wish they could get their hands on some of that dope. Then they could go sub 43

Hahahaha. Kenyans wishing they could get the dope? That's like saying Armstrong wished he doped so that he could win a few more TdFs.

For the same reason racehorses and Greyhounds are.

On average more of them have the same traits.

YG wrote:

Wrong question.

Correct question: why are you slow ?

I'm not slow. I'm getting $$$ to run d2! I'm just not as fast as Kenyans... I was wondering if it was just because they're Kenyan or if it's training too.

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VPCO wrote:

They are on average much taller and have thick lower calves which help them build thrust. They also have long torsos compared to the legs/arm which helps absorb air. Super high arches also help them run on their toes

The opposite of this

Metoo wrote:

YG wrote:

Wrong question.

Correct question: why are you slow ?

I'm not slow. I'm getting $$$ to run d2! I'm just not as fast as Kenyans... I was wondering if it was just because they're Kenyan or if it's training too.

Well we know you're not getting money for your brains.

'cause they have long big dicks

Metoo wrote:

YG wrote:

Wrong question.

Correct question: why are you slow ?

I'm not slow. I'm getting $$$ to run d2! I'm just not as fast as Kenyans... I was wondering if it was just because they're Kenyan or if it's training too.

It's because they are Kenyan.

Because they put one leg in front of the other faster than everyone else.

Yep, the Kenyans all have the same body type:

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/images/wednesday/zcnapw4uzy2cbmd56bba174ad3be.jpg

They arent particularly fast its just that everyone else has slowed down

vzcx,.mfweo wrote:

Yep, the Kenyans all have the same body type:

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/images/wednesday/zcnapw4uzy2cbmd56bba174ad3be.jpg

They have in the picture, just different height.

100m Olympic gold medalists are taller than the world average height. 800m Olympic gold medalists are slightly taller than world average height. 1500m Olympic gold medalists have an average height of about 5'9". Average height of Olympic gold medalists goes down from there. The average height of Marathon gold medalists is about 5'7". Since 1968 there have been numerous Kenyan gold medalists shorter than 5'9" racing 800m to Marathon. Running is the national sport in Kenya. If t&f were the national sport in USA, USA would produce far more very good runners.