Eliud Kipchoge's New Marathon World Record, Visualized [OC]Submitted by chartr t3_xx6r6m in dataisbeautiful
adkayaker t1_ircevom wrote
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I hate the it’s all genetics argument so much. It completely invalidates all the training involved to do this. “Oh he’s just genetically better, if I had his genetics I’d be setting the record marathon times”. 99.99% of people if given his genetics wouldn’t be record setting marathoners. They’d still be where they are today. Yes genetics can play a role and can be a difference between the elite of the elite but 99+% of his performance is from his training.
CommercialAddress168 t1_ireaqh0 wrote
I came here to say this.
Long distance running is a skill, just like every single thing humans learn to do. Spend hours/years doing something, throw in some very specific training conditions, and a specific intention and you get what Kipchoge is doing now.
Talent is a myth. Skill development is the real gold and you can look at the environment/conditions for many greats to see how they got their.
Tiger Woods is a quick example. Not genetics! Started learning golf at 3 with a father who guided and directed a very regimented trading program. He was competing at 10 I believe. No wonder he became the greatest.
A great non sporting example is Eminem and his Detroit rap group D12. They all grew up rapping with each other and focusing on making it. Granted, they didn’t all reach the same level of popularity as Em, but how do you think Em got so good…genetics?
“The Talent Code” is a great book which goes deeper into this concept.
Respect the skill!
[deleted] t1_ird8nvy wrote
How can your number be interpreted? Do you say that out if 100000 newborns, if all trained minimally better a 90+% would beat his marathon times?
Do you think height isn't important in basketball? Or do you think it is the result of good Training?
CommercialAddress168 t1_ireaxx3 wrote
Muggsy Bouges showed us height didn’t matter in basketball. Dude was legit at 5’3”.
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