Humans Well-Suited for Running
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It may be hard to believe in these days of driving the SUV to the corner store, but people are actually pretty fast on their feet, and endurance running may have played an important role in human evolution.
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The world needs sporting heroes. They provide inspiration, a person whose feats others can seek to emulate. Twenty years ago, in a small village in Morocco with a magnificent view, a small
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The ability of early human ancestors to run long distances may have influenced the transition to today's body form, researchers report.
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By Lee Bowman. The ability to run long distances across the African savannah gave human ancestors an evolutionary advantage over other primates that walked upright, but could not run the mile or 20, researchers argue in a new study.
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Air pollution is on the minds of many athletes this summer, especially those who have moved their workouts outside.
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The 2008 US Olympic team marathon trials could be crossing paths with the Boston Marathon.
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LONDON - It&#39;s our ability to run, not walk, that sets humans apart as the world&#39;s dominant species, researchers say. According to an anatomical analysis by two US scientists, we&#39;re built to run.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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It&#39;s not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning. It&#39;s encouraged. For about 20 minutes before homeroom, a &quot;grab
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Yesterday&#39;s Olympics treated us to the two extremes of athletics, the endurance race which tests the body to its limits, and the heavyweight showdown, the sprint, which is in the mind.
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Humans were born to run and evolved from ape-like creatures into the way they look today probably because of the need to cover long distances and compete for food, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Usually at sporting events, people know who wins and who loses or who comes in first, second, third and so forth by the score. In fact, there is no other way to run athletic competitions; most would agree
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The New York City marathon is one of the most prestigious races in the world of long-distance running. The marathon brings together professional athletes and amateur runners on a 42-kilometer
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Runners over 50 improve performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes.
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ATHENS - No question where to watch the sun set on these Olympics. It was here, on the white marble slab benches of Panathinaiko Stadium, just as the bobbing gaggle of rail-thin runners made their way from Marathon.
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Older marathoners are running a few steps ahead of their younger counterparts, says a Yale University study. It found that marathon runners aged 50 and older are posting
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Stonehill College coach Karen Boen encourages her cross country runners to develop expectations for themselves, then she and her staff work to help the runners reach their goal. Junior Keith Gill of Brockton and senior Kelly Chaisson of Walpole are good examples of what can be achieved.