Running was a key human characteristic
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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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long thought to be a byproduct of walking for early man - was actually an instrumental step in the evolution of people from ape-like creatures into what we know today as humans.
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Groundbreaking new research by Professor of Anthropology Daniel E. Lieberman â86 validates what Bruce Springsteen has been saying for yearsâhuman beings are, indeed, born to run.
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Long-distance running may have been a driving force behind evolution of the modern human body, scientists say.
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The earliest-known human ancestors  to migrate out of Africa possessed a surprising mix of  human-like and primitive features, according to scientists who  studied remains dug up at a fossil-rich site in the former  Soviet republic of Georgia.
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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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A United Kingdom University is conducting a study to know why Kenyans and Ethiopians are made of superior stuff when it comes to distance running.
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Using mental tricks, or dissociating, can get you to the finish line faster.
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A new breed of marathoners has emerged, and they are more inclined to complete than compete.
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Since the first boom of the early 1970s, there has been no dearth of running books, from the how-tos of Jim Fixx to the whys of the good doctor, George Sheehan. But noteworthy additions to the genre -- even as technically imperfect as John L. Parker Jr.'s 1978 cult classic "Once a Runner" -- have...
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Program focuses on developing running, passing and catching skills, as well as teamwork and self-confidence.
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Some athletes are predisposed, genetically hard-wired, to draw attention, one way or another.
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People don't run away to find themselves. They take off to lose the things that distract them from being who they really are.
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Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Chimpanzees scampering on a treadmill have provided support for the notion that ancient human ancestors began walking on two legs because it used less energy than quadrupedal knuckle-walking, scientists said.
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SALT LAKE CITY Nov 18, 2004 - New research suggests that developing the ability to run long thought to be a byproduct of walking for early man was actually an instrumental step in the evolution of people from ape-like creatures into what we know today
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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.