In Why the US Sucks at Olympic Lifting Part 2 I looked at some of the factors potentially to Kenyan dominance in distance running. This included looking at some potential physiological issues that might give them an advantage, the issue of genetics (in a general sense) and then briefly looked at sociopolitical factors and finally their training (where I spent the most time). Shockingly, I was only half way through.
Today I will wrap up this discussion and look at a bunch of other relevant factors. Again, I’m only spending this much time on this particular group once; the other groups I’m going to look at will get one part or less. Mainly I’m going into such depth here to give you some idea of the complexity of this topic in terms of what is required for sports success.
I finished up on Wednesday by talking about Kenyan training and what it entails. … Keep Reading