gladwell.com: Kenyan Runners

Fantastic post from Malcolm Gladwell about the dominance of Kenyan runners:

Here's the appropriate thought experiment. Imagine that every year 50 percent of all American 10 year old boys were shipped to Boulder Colorado, where they ran 50 to 70 miles a week at altitude for the next seven years. Would the United States regain control of international middle and long distance running?

Gladwell gets to the point fast, I like that.