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Analysis of the Kenyan distance-running phenomenon.

International journal of sports physiology and performance - 1 Apr 2015

Tucker Ross, Onywera Vincent O, Santos-Concejero Jordan

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PURPOSE: To investigate the ethnicity of Kenya's most successful international runners, tracking their evolution over the period of their international emergence and current dominance. METHODS: The authors analyzed male track distance events from 800m upwards from all the major global athletics championships from 1964 to 2013, and the annual Top-25 world marathon performances since 1990. RESULTS: The percentage...

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PMID: 25115138
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0247

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