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Ethiopian and Kenyan distance runners : what makes them so good? /

Male and female athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya have enjoyed unparalleled success in distance running events all over the world, including the Olympic Games, the World Track and Field Championships, and the World Cross-Country Championships. Ethiopian and Kenyan Distance Runners: What Makes Them So...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pitsiladis, Yannis, 1967- (Speaker), Wilber, Randall L., 1954- (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Monterey, CA : Healthy Learning, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Long-distance running > Ethiopia.
Long-distance running > Kenya.
Course de fond > Éthiopie.
Course de fond > Kenya.
Long-distance running.
Ethiopia.
Kenya.
Lecture
lectures.
Lectures.
Educational films.
Nonfiction films.
Films éducatifs.
Conférences.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Male and female athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya have enjoyed unparalleled success in distance running events all over the world, including the Olympic Games, the World Track and Field Championships, and the World Cross-Country Championships. Ethiopian and Kenyan Distance Runners: What Makes Them So Good? provides an overview of several potential genetic factors that might contribute to the success of Ethiopian and Kenyan distance runners, based on recent empirical evidence. The video also explores a number of potential physiological factors that have a positive impact on the performance of these elite distance runners, based on empirical and anecdotal evidence.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 25, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (144 min.)
Playing Time:02:23:17