[Socratic]

Don't tell Jimmy the Greek!

[PISANO]

Fire this guy! It is only fair to Jimmy.

[paudio]

Some may call me racist, but I think if people believe in evolution (within or between species) they should open to the possibility that living in different climates, landscapes, etc., may affect people's ability to perform better on certain function. During the course of time, it may show in their genes as well.

[mark502inf]

In 1993 in Somalia we were doing aerial & ground recons out west near where the Kenya-Ethiopia-Somali borders come together--real National Geographic territory. Because the scrub-brush was so thin & lacking nourishment, the cattle & camel herds had to travel miles every day to get enuf to eat. Out in the middle of nowhere we'd see these kids out trotting for miles & miles from their little encampments to the herds & back. Its the way they'd been living for generations. So what came first--the genes that enabled them to run like that or did all that running have some impact on the development of those genes? Saw a phenomenally mangy looking lion out there also--definitely not safari country!

[AuH2ORepublican]

Not only do East Africans live in high altitudes, which give them more endurance because they are used to coping with thinner air, they also (generally speaking) have tall, svelte frames, which are perfect for long-distance running. West Africans, on the other hand, have shorter, bulkier frames, and the type of muscle mass that is perfect for short-distance running. The old American stereotype that "blacks are great sprinters but can't run marathons" was based on the fact that most black Americans descend from West Africans and as such tend to excel in short-distance running as opposed to long-distance running. I don't think it is a coincidence that the best short-distance running times have been achieved by West Africans or descendants of West Africans (such as American, Canadian, West Indian or British blacks) while the best long-distance running times have been achieved by Kenyans and Ethiopians.

[SunkenCiv]

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