World Famous Message Board Message Board Podcast
What's LetsRun.com? Contact Us Advertise on LetsRun.com
Shop Subscribe
Sign In
Running's Homepage
Message Board World Famous Message Board Podcast
What's LetsRun.com? Contact Us Advertise on LetsRun.com
Shop Subscribe
  • Get VIP Access
Sign In
  • LetsRun.com Account
    • Sign In
    • Register Account
  • LetsRun.com Supporters Club
    • Join
  • Homepage
    • Today's Homepage
  • World Famous Message Board
    • Main Forum
    • Training Forum
    • College Forum
    • High School Forum
    • Shoes & Gear
  • LetsRun.com Podcast
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Google Podcasts
    • Spotify
    • Other Services
  • Shop
    • T-shirts
    • Coaching Plans
  • About LetsRun.com
    • What's LetsRun.com?
    • Contact
    • Advertise

Post a Reply

Replying to Oromo farmer would be fast (post #32). View original post.

Leave the password field blank to post anonymously.

  • Register an Account
  • Forgot Username?
  • Forgot Password?
Note: We have detected you are using Firefox on Android. The editor has known issues with Android Firefox and may be difficult to use. We are both working with the developers to fix it and developing an alternative. If you encounter issues, please use a different browser to post.
Post Preview
By posting you acknowledge that you have read and abide by our Terms and Conditions.
If you are having trouble posting, please visit the Message Board troubleshooting page.

Replying To:

If Bekele was a farmer and didn't train a single time in his life, what would his 5k time be?

Oromo farmer would be fast

The Oromos are pastoralists, chasing cows and goats around. That's what is thought to have provided selection pressure resulting in Oromos and Kalenjins becoming fast runners. Sub-15 first time out.

"The reigning theory in the West is that runners from east Africa have some evolutionary advantage over runners from other backgrounds. Because so many of the elite runners come from the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia and the Kalenjin tribes in Kenya, it is assumed these groups must have adaptations or environments that make them faster. Perhaps it was their pastoralist fathers and grandfathers who spent generations running after cattle. "

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/running-circles-around-us-east-african-olympians-advantage-may-be-more-than-physical/

Back to this thread.