[ExI] Human running

Joseph Bloch seculartranshumanist at gmail.com
Mon Jan 16 05:46:20 UTC 2012


On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:06 AM, ddraig <ddraig at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Okay this is weird.  Aside from the fact that I can't read the article
> - anyone want to post the full text in here?  Anyways:
>
> "HUMANS living millions of years ago were endurance runners, but how
> did they do it without air-cushioned soles? The secret might have been
> to land on the balls of their feet."
>
>
> Errrr, how ELSE do you run? How do Americans run?

We land between the heel and arch, rolling forward towards the ball of
the foot, then springing off the toes.

At least I do, and in high school I ran both sprints and cross-country.

Joe




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