Posted on 10/30/2009 7:49:53 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
Alongside all the public interest in sporting prowess, recent research has added significantly to our knowledge of how the human body actually works. Many characteristics we take for granted now appear to be critical success factors. Take, for example, our toes. We do not need long toes, like monkeys and apes, because our toes are not used for grasping branches. But are they vestigial - withered remnants of once-grand appendages? The answer is: most definitely not! Whilst it is possible to walk comfortably with longer toes, running is different. Increase toe length by just 20% and there is a doubling of the peak digital flexor impulses and the mechanical work required.
It emerges that the human body has numerous traits that all support the ability to run...
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I would like to create an ID ping list but don't know of any FReepers that are IDers.
Mo better.
dumber than dumb...crudwater.
No data. Dismissed.
It took you 26 hours to come up with that?
My son had a 12mm difference before I took him to the chiropractor. After 3 months of adjustments only 5mm. Before he’d whine and complain about walking any distance over 1-2 miles. After he’d walk 5-6 miles and even took a teacher up on a challenge to a 5k race. He didn’t train for it though, but won anyways (just barely), and walked like a 90 year old man for a couple of days afterward.
See my homepage for more about chiropractic care.
A regular paced walk can finish a marathon - 26.2 miles - in 6-8 hours.
Before automation mankind worked sun-up to sun-down which would allow the fittest to easily cover 40-50 miles/day.
Not without stopping.
Marathon horses carry riders over 100 miles in the same time.
Endurance Rides (ERs), these are only for advanced horse and rider combinations. They are the hardest test for both. All FEI and International competitions are ERs, but there are also many ERs on the National calendar. They usually begin with a mass start, and the riders aim to cover the distance as fast as they can, taking into account the terrain and welfare of their horse. During the Ride the rider will be required to present their horse to the vet at various set intervals to be checked as fit to continue. Following this are rest periods called “holds” where the horse and rider can eat and take a breather before continuing. Many riders’ ultimate goal is the successful completion of an Endurance Ride. These vary from 80 –160 km in a day or longer over several days.
Endurance riding was first developed in the early 1900s as a military test for cavalry mounts. Horses were required to go on a 5-day, 300 mile (483 km) ride carrying at least 200 lbs. The cavalry test became a civilian sport in the early 1950s.
Still up on your high horse I see. /s
I was just sayin what was possible for the avg. human in good condtion,
but lookin back and extrapolatin it appears 1800mi in a 31 day period is also possible.
I do admire the ability and strength of the horse and you’ll find God singles out and says very favorable things about horses too. However, it’s apparent that anything longer than several 100mi endurance days is not something any horse should be punished by man with just to try an prove a point.
But where did the genes come from in the first place? How many mutations do you see that make legs (two at a time) longer, stronger and coordinated? Are your children, if taller than you, because of mutation? No because the genes were present in them already and because of good nutrition.
On the other hand you will see many, many defective legs because of mutation.
Are you saying that it is possible for a human to walk 1800 miles in 31 days?
Yes of course - but then anything is possible when you are a believer in the one true God, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen, all-powerful, all-seeing, all-knowing.
I missed your comment until tonight when I was going back and looking for another one.
An example error is this: “This is nothing unusual, because most biologists working in this field have come to accept Darwinism as their interpretative paradigm. “
Darwinism is very far out of date...the current paradigm is far more advanced than this strawman.
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