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Long Period Of Time Three Hundred
458 wordsAs Steve Prefontaine once said " I like to make people stop and say, Ive never seen anyone run like that before. " True, anybody can run, but not just anybody can run track. There is more to running than just the fast movement of legs. Running takes strength, endurance, and a tremendous amount of guts. There are many races which a track runner can take part in, from the fifty-yard dash to the two mile. Each race falls into a particular category. These categories include the sprinter, the middle ...
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Rift Valley Physical Geography
1,126 wordsIn East Africa, there is an area know as the Great Rift Valley. It is in this Great Rift Valley, where the world's most dominant long distance runners come from, Kenya. In the past three decades, runners from Kenya have simply dominated the sport of long distance running in all facets including cross-country, track, and the marathon. In the world rankings for marathon running, Kenyans hold 8 of the top 10 spots for the men and 6 of the top ten spots in women's rankings. (Engine, Par. 2) But how ...
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Role Models Physical Environment
1,100 words... about $ 1, 200 a year, which is a low number compared to most countries of the world with superior athletes. With this in mind, the prospect of making $ 10, 000 a year as a second or third-rank runner is very nice to most young Kenyans. "The availability, first of U. S. college scholarships and now prize money and appearance fees, has had a demonstrable effect in boosting interest and participation throughout the country. " (Engine, 3) As runners train and compete in worldwide races, they qu...
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