I've no idea...I never was a runner, per se...I envy the real runners...It amazes me to watch their speed and grace...I'm just an all-around sports guy, but sooner or later they have you doing cross country runs, etc...For extreme fitness...Or dreaded fooking Cooper Tests...Especially if it's a "running sport" anyway, like football...Originally Posted by Perota
However, I believe it's an individual thing...In a sense, "everybody" wants to run like a kid...So, go try and do it...Go to the beach and run!...Don't make it a chore...Run for 50 yards (sorry, meters!) and mark it off if you like...Start slowly, but run...If you like it so much, don't stop...
Abebe Bikila
Bikila was added to the Ethiopian Olympic team only at the last moment, as the plane to Rome was about to leave, as a replacement for Wami Biratu, who was seriously ill. Major Onni Niskanen entered Bikila and Abebe Wakjira in the marathon.
Adidas, the shoe sponsor at the 1960 Summer Olympics, had few shoes left when Bikila went to try out shoes and he ended up with a pair that didn’t fit comfortably, so he couldn't use them. A couple of hours before the race, Bikila decided to run barefoot, the way he'd trained for the race.
Just had to add that above bit in admiration for a phenomenal runner...