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Fascinating Training Lessons From Ethiopian Marathon Runners

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

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Is There a Genetic Advantage in Athletic Performance?

I'm curious what your initial reaction and long term reaction has been to their de-emphasis of genetic potential. Did you feel like after experiencing all of this culturally and being in the trenches with them that they're on to something when it comes to de-emphasizing that part of human nature? I don't rule out that there are genetic adaptations or kind of altitude advantages in Ethiopia. It's just that as a social anthropologist, I'm not equipped to study them. What I can do is kind of give a picture of the, of the kind of cultural factors in this success.

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