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Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: Loreweaver posted Fri, Sep 25 2009, 11:01pm  I have to try and find it but at some point there was a paper written proving that it was impossible to run a certain distance in under a certain amount of time. i forget the details but it had to do with formulas involving lung capacity, size of thigh muscle, etc. all of the data was correct and at the time it was a valid and sound scientific proof. now, however, that record has since been broken just as the marathon is now a weekend activity whereas the first man to run one was killed from doing it. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: herdtrackerV2 posted Sat, Sep 26 2009, 8:31am  Well, he was in a hurry. Second, this data seems to conflict with the growing number of people I have met who have to stop running because their knees are going bad. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: Ursustyrannis posted Sat, Sep 26 2009, 5:19pm  That could be due to running with shoes and the surface they've been running on. Swimming will be a better excersice for them, no pressure on joints and all their muscles will be worked out. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: luna1580 posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 7:52pm  it's because they run in overly-developed shoes. our feet evolved to run barefoot, possibly supplemented with a thin, flat sole protection that doesn't restrict to toes. everything from how our feet hit the ground to the strength of our arch changes when we weaken our feett w/"advanced" shoes. Barefoot Running Barefoot Ted's Adventures Leather Huaraches, the Tarahumara running sandal.

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