Contradictory side note: We should not overlook the large contingent of long-distance runners who find the whole question of “the fastest man alive” patently ridiculous, simply because humans are all relatively slow (at least compared to most other mammals). Humans are designed for distance running. Christopher McDougall, author of the best-selling book Born to Run, actually thinks this debate is borderline sexist. “My bedrock feeling about sprinting is that we only get excited about it because boys are better than girls. Men set the entertainment agenda, so we pick the events that give us an
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