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Episode 090: What Kenyan Runners Can Teach You About Success

Using Pain to Push You To Greatness

When you experience pain, what do you do? How do you react? Do you avoid it at all costs? Or do you, embrace it, use it to propel you to greater success and accomplishments than you ever thought possible? Today we talk about how a single African tribe has come to totally dominate the running world, and what it means for you.

Episode 090: What Kenyan Runners Can Teach You About Success

DISCLAIMER: Parts of this story that are a bit graphic, so if your children listen to this podcast with you, we would suggest that perhaps you listen to it first and determine whether you want them to hear it–it’s not explicit, we just describe some of the extreme pain that these Kenyan runners endure…

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Overcoming Pain: The Secret of Kenyan Runners & What it Means for You

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WARNING: Parts of this post have information of a graphic nature. Reader discretion advised. (Seriously, I wouldn’t let your younger kids read this).

How could this possibly be?

A single African tribe (the Kalenjin people) living in an area approximately the size of Massachusetts owns the running world. Seriously, check out these stats:

  • 5 American high school runners ever have broken the 4:00 mile.
  • One high school in the Kalenjin tribe had 4 breaking a 4:00 mile at the same time.
  • 17 American men in history have run ever a marathon under 2:10:00.
  • 32 Kalenjin men ran that fast in a single month recently.

But why?

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How is it that this single tribe can dominate the world of running? And what does it mean for you?

First, let’s get one thing out of the way. Yes, genetics plays a role. The Kalenjin people have evolved over time to a certain build that helps them run quickly. There is no denying that. They are considerably better suited to running long distances than yours truly. That’s a fact. (If you’re curious about the genetic differences, listen to the audio version of this post above)

But the real thing that allows them to do this…

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