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    November 16, 2007

    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.

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