It's always interesting to see East Africans doing so well. Even with technology like advances in shoes and diet/training, genetics is still a huge factor.

Also it must be an crazy feeling to be Kejelcha, the guy who came in 2nd place. It would have been a world record, except for Sawe!

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tdiff 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Is it actually allowed to suggest that some races are better than others in some areas?

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elchief 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not necessarily genetic. They run a lot, at altitude, from childhood

	▲	kyawzazaw 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		i feel like over a time, it becomes encoded

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geargrinder 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It was his first marathon, so he is probably thinking next time he will be the one to break the record.