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  • the next video in the series is "Born to Eat - USA"

  • This Nigerian(ME) LOVES Kenyan runners! They're so driven.

  • nice

  • Look at how much carbs the Kenyans eat and how LEAN they are lol!

    Even the school teachers eat a high carb diet and are marathon lean with no training. LOL!

    'but carbs make you fat though!' BULLSHIT! Its all the animal fat people add to em.

    Fastest runners in the world eat a high carb, low fat plant based diet. PERIOD.

  • @durianriders The traditional Kenyan diet isn't grain based or plant based. The majority of the Masai calories come from dairy, blood, and meat. Vegetables and grain supplement the diet, they aren't the staples.

  • Win marathons. Get money. Buy new cows.

    The Kenyan way.

  • It would be lovely to see this updated again since the last time was 2008. So great!!

  • @Mchokozi44 Running is running, years are just a number..

  • THIS IS AWESOME KENYANS ARE COOL

  • 9 people are Ethiopian.

  • I'm Kenyan and sad to see whats happening with the agents. Kipchoge we are proud of you always, for inspiring generations of Kenyans.

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  • let me gives you guys so truth. high altitude running isn't what separate americans from kenyans. it has to be genetics. there are places in the united states that are as high in altitude as places in kenya. for example, mammoth lake california

  • @AssHoleThunder Everyone in Kenya and Ethiopia want to be runners, cause if they win one marathon they will make enough money to live for 20 years. There isn't enough money in it for white people. If you could make as much money as a football or baseball player running, then maybe you would be accessing the whole talent pool. Why arent there more black american runners? Do black people suck at swimming or do they not swim, there's a difference.

  • eyy wat do u expect when ur training is running from lions

  • @bio2020 So why is it that West African sprinters FROM West Africa can't hold a candle to US and Caribbean sprinters? Dipshit

  • It's in the genetics. West african and East african blacks are genetically superior for running and jumping. All descendants from slaves in USA, Haiti, etc.. are the same thing. They descend from mostly Western africa...

  • @bio2020 They arent better racially.. They are better because of environmental and social factors. Kenyans havent even always been the best distance runners, there was a time when British runners were the best in the world. then the northern Europeans started dominating, the northern africans(moorocans,Algerians) dominated the sport for a period also, then it was the Ethiopians, and now its the kenyans.

  • @delxart no, back i those days, nobody knew kenyans/ethopians would be so fast because they were so poor nobody gave a shit about them.

  • @AssHoleThunder Not really.... Another country will have their running dynasty after the kenyans...

  • @delxart no

  • @AssHoleThunder OK asshole, i doubt you even know anything about famous runners or the olympics so your opinion doesnt matter

  • Is it possible the Kenyan's train harder than the rest of the world?

  • @caasiful *Always win!

  • its never run with a kalenjine they always win

  • you may think that running a race with a kenyan is the hardest thing in the world but I bet you have never thought about going on the see saw with a sumo wrestler

  • There was a kid named Phil Schoensee who beat the Kenyan runners at the age of 16 at a 10 mile run called the Crim. I know him because he went to my school and he is my inpiration to achieve greatness.

  • Being an Indian guy, I know what that Kenyan lady was "realling" saying at 8:41 don't leave us for a White girl. I know the advertisers and agents are but don't leave me specifically.......

  • Why don't you white girl runners start asking them out instead of wondering why they win? I'm tired of you running in the public streets pretending wearing your skimpy outfit with no butt or boobs pretending you are going to do something while dissing minorities as potential. Just show up naked at some white geek's house. You end up marrying them anyway.

  • keyans will survive 2012...........

  • The reason they run so good is because they running away from lions and hyenas. You have to be fast :).

  • fuckin commercials.

  • why is there a one hour advertisement for a 13:29 minute video?

  • 9:20 He's fucking with those little boys. I'm telling you he is.

  • @campbpar dude, it go´s without saying.

  • africans are exploited in so many ways to be able to run your way out of poverty I don't blame them for going fo it fully. they suffer from what is called mercantilism. their country could be a first world place if it were not for mercantislism and outside interference. they have resources galore but are prevented from benefitting from it by rich nations corporations. these people impress me with their determination and character.

  • @TheRosa63 - Wow... did you just generalize close to a billion people in one fell swoop? As an African and a Kenyan to boot, I wouldn't characterize myself as running my way from poverty let alone as suffering from "Mercantilism". True, Africa has been exploited and much more so by the media that seems to inform your perspective on the continent, but that doesn't preclude the existence of highly educated professionals able to stand one on one with the best the ROW has to offer.

  • amazing people. modest too. i would love to go there.

  • Man FILA is still around and still big? I used to hate that brand. Hey, but i guess clothes is clothes huh.

  • 1 of the reasons the kenyans are so fast is because most run barefoot and barefoot is the way humans are supposed to walk jog and run, just try it the next time ur on some turf but try not to land on ur heels 2 much

  • Much love to my east african brothers taking over the cross country game. Kenya, Ethiopia, S. Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia keep repping your nation..we west african will take over sprinting soon as soon as we figure a way to get rid of the jamaicans..

  • @rudeboyazab Thats wuz up!!

  • @rudeboyazab I am from the Caribbean and I find this very funny. Keep working hard and you will prevail. The Chinese are at the Jamaicans to and they more resources than you so think about it. :-)

  • I can't believe they run with jackets. Isnt it like 100 degrees there?

  • @SilentWilli. It is very cold in those highlands.

  • What about Jamaicans

  • @ThatOneGuy1027 They are not endurance runners, they are sprinters :p

    However no human can really call himself a sprinter since most domestic cats runs faster than the fastest man xD

    However we are great endurance runners, like the Kenyans and per say, the Raramuri that can run for hundred of miles without tiring themselves!

    On "shorter" distances like marathons, we are third in the world, after the Siberian Husky (a dog) and the Arabian Horse! (That one is a horse :p )

  • I think to suggest they are so awesome because they grow up at altitude is to sell them short. Elite road cyclists have the highest V02 maxes, yet these guys are mostly European. I think the reason the African's are so awesome is courage. They run from poverty, and this motivates them.

  • i like how almost all of them are forefoot striking, the right way of running :)

  • You need to know that in Kenya there are 42 tribes out if that Kalenjin is the main tribe that produces world class runners, what is you logic? Are you saying that the rest of Kenyans did not have to run after wild animals. Ethiopia is the same way, most of their runners come from one tribe.

  • @chaimoto Not true. Kalenjins run so do the Maasai, Pokot, Kikuyu, Kisii and Kamba people.

  • @notikaone If you had taken time to read my statement you will notice that I use the word "MAIN" meaning that the most runners come from the Kalenjin tribe. We have runners from all the other tribes that you mention but majority of the runners are Kalenjin that is a fact.

  • the difference in genetics across cultures across the world is negligible. the genes of a 12 yr old white boy in NYC are just as likely to be similar to his 12 yr old white boy friend then they are to a 87 yr old syrian woman.

    it's all about lifestyle and culture.

  • running is the answer.....

  • These Athletes Are Great They Run For Their Mother Country First - It Is Too Bad That They are being used and bought and sold and told what to believe and having Their Abilities taken for granted and credit taken by a europion.

  • 11:00 God, I really question this greasy, sweaty white man's motives with grooming these kids for "running"

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  • @spicey124 use adblock plus with firefox and you never have to see any youtube ads again

  • It would be nice if Americans took fitness as serious as Kenyans.

  • Ethiopian and Kenyan is the best in long and middle distance

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  • this is outdated...the ethiopians are owning kenya now

  • @starcraftiskool false

  • @xxxDAPROBLEMxxx really?

    the ethipians hold all the world records and win all the races.

    Gebrselassie, and kenesia DOMINATE male distance running

    Defar and Dibaba DOMINATE female distance running

    kenyans dont even come close anymore.

  • @starcraftiskool when was the last time Ethiopia topped Kenya in any Major championship medal count? .... you guessed right.....never....lol

  • @rasmagao Who hold in long distance?

  • @rasmagao because there are hordes of okay kenays, but few top notch ehtiopians. your point?

  • I think I'll train with Kenyan runners from now on - They're the best. Certainly that their lifestyle and training will improve my stats.

    Godspeed

  • seems kenya is the best sporting country in africa.....most of world championships they participate n they are good..just the other day they fucked us in Rugby sevens ..womens volleyball ..cricket ....

  • Running is their lifestyle,imagine if you run since you are a kid,from home to school and school to home.Wow,im sure long run is very easy for you.

    Nahum

  • Sorry to burst peoples bubbles but it is genetics + hard works. Thousands of years of evolution and adaptation have resulted in the domination of a multitude of sports. But it's interesting to note that different African regions have athletes with different genes, some suited for distance running whilst others have explosive power.

  • hard work > genetics

  • @sitapoteza yeah, but not by much.

  • @langbay2005 Kenyans have 4 definitive genesADRA2A (alpha-2A adrenergic receptor), ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme), NOS3 (nitric oxide synthase 3), and ACTN3 (alpha-actinin-3) that can only be found in 30% of all European and white athletes but found in 99% of Kenyans. "I lived right next door to school," laughs Wilson Kipketer, world 800-meter record holder. Why dont you research a topic a little more before shutting down others ideas, when really you are wrong.

  • I love Africa...great culture...great people...and amazing talent....This is a prime example...Thanks for posting...Much love from Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia is closs to kenya.kenyans are awesome they won all gold medals in poland cross country.tmaking them the first country in the world to do that.

  • Nilotic people make good runners because they are built for it. Their long legs skinny frame suits them well for running....they are the best in the world period..

  • watching how hard the Kenyans train with how little they have really encourage me to be content and not take things for granted anymore.

  • those kenyans must be the best thieves in the world!

  • @juandeviche

    why?

  • son personas a las que mas admiro al igual que los camerunez amo el atletismo e igual soy maratonista e aprendido mucho de ellos gracias kenyans desde brownsville texas . u.s.a.

  • opino lo mismo. es una inspiracion. yo tambien soy de brownsville

  • hola alguien me podra contactar a alguna chika de kenia en mexico

  • Never run a race with a kenyan, most of the time, they win.

  • Like who?

    the closest are Etheopia, but when it comes to mid- long distance, these people are #1

  • @PedroRunsQuick get ur spelling right before u say anything...

  • @caasiful

    unless you're haile gebreselassie, who eats kenyans for breakfast.

  • @caasiful think that way and you will lose to a kenyan

  • @kcbros151 u can never lose to urself, I AM KENYAN!

  • @caasiful I've beat them, they're not that fast.

  • @caasiful They always win. 

  • @caasiful your statement makes me sad

  • i like this way of training

  • so if italk about kenya runners including kenya born my list goes like this.800m wilson k.3000m st stephine c.half marathon samuel w.3000m daniel k.2 miles d k.1000m ngeny

  • thier lot of kenya athletes running for other countrys.

  • @mrembo87 POINT IS THEY ARE KENYAN, MONEY MAY HAVE MADE THEM DECIDE OTHERWISE BUT IT DOESNT TAKE AWAY THEIR ORIGIN.

  • good that you mensioned who hold records.But the only thing you dint mension is why ethiopians and morrocans hold more records than kenyans.

  • @ferrit22 which ever tactics we use, we still win. check out Obama, just a liitle bit of our genes did the trick...

  • Kenya is best and will always be.the rest are behind us including our enemies Ethiopians are and Morrocans are just good they come second and third.

  • haha, you should take care to remember that every single Olympic distance record from the 1500 to the marathon is held by either a Ethiopian or a Moroccan. 1500- Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco 5000- Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia 10000- Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia Marathon-Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia However, Kenya has some non Olympic: Mile- Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco 2000- Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco 3000- Daniel Komen, Kenya 2mile- Daniel Komen, Kenya 20k- Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia
  • KENYA the king of africa in distance runners.osaka 2007 13 medals 5 of them golds it would have bean 7 golds if we include kenya born lagat.2008 beijing 14 medals 6 of them golds placing 1 in africa.2009 amman jordan 4 golds all team titles.2009 BRESSANONE italy youth kenya again 14 medals 6 golds 7 silver and 1 bronce.

  • .....cont..

    Also, Sammy Kamau Wanjiru and Catherine Ndereba , to name but a few, aren't Kalenjins but they are awesome.

    Our good Lord, in his infinite wisdom, lumped all the great distance runners in Kenya and Ethiopia but especially Kenya.

    The Argentineans and the Brazilians are great footballers. So be it.

    Peace guys.

  • No one knows why we, Kenyans, are such awesome runners. We can only speculate.

    It is not about, altitude, lifestyle or whatever because it that were the case, then,

    Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Cameroon, Ghana, Botswana e.t.c. have the same level of standards of living for their citizenry but they don't have any disntance runners of repute.

  • High altitude has a lot to do with their increased red blood cells, which provides for more oxygen to the muscles, which means better faster harder running capabilities. it's not just because they are kenyan...but Kenya is in high altitude.

  • Maybe so but altitude is not magical.

    You do not see any runners coming from Nepal or Switzerland.

  • Yeah it's not magical, it's science. Plus, Kenyans practice morve and have more drive to do this because running is a part of their culture. It is not a part of Swedish culture. Not all kenyans are good runners though/ That is not what I am trying to say. High altitude helps though. So if you don't usually expose yourself to running, then how would you know you could run? That is what I mean about the Swedish.

  • That is a good point. Running culture and altitude go together but it is clear that culture is the most important factor.

  • I agree and it saddens me to see the lack of self respect the average american has for themselves. Sometimes I'm ashamed to be an american.

  • many people look for a difficult answer when the most easy one is in front of them. culture, altitude, they are meaningless with out one ingrediant. hard work.

  • Even though this isn't very important it is somewhat worth clarifying that people from Switzerland are Swiss and people from Sweden are Swedish.

  • swiss cheese?

  • @cshrews sorry whats funny u ignorant idiot, u should c the level of technology,innovation n infrastructure we have given that we are a third world country

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  • Did he die ?????

  • he's still alive

  • genetic disposition, altitude, food, hard training all contribute to kenyas success. you can argue which is more dominant. i am going to admit that kelenjins lived and train in a high altitude zone and that is a plus. kalenjin and mostly all the kenyan kids walk or run to and from school and that is a plus. kalenjin eat alot of carbohydrates less fat and that is a plus. training is the major part of the pie. when you train witha kenyan you will sure know why they win. money is a big factor

  • the difrence is these people run as a path to get them somewhere, their minds are solid, they want to be the best and develpe to long bodys and thin perfect running body with way more talent then other countries

  • aripa kenyans!

  • Back to the issue of food, the diet in Kenya has very little fat and lots of vegetables. The food many not be as good looking as in the US but its natural from the farm and rarely any processed food with all the chemicals that I beleives compromises the system in the long run.Another observation is that the good runners come from the Tea growing high altitude areas, So does Ethiopia and Tea is a good antioxidant.Go to Kenya and ask for breakfast, You will be offered Tea.Just one part of a puzzle

  • Obama would not most likely not be a great runner, unless if he was racing Bush or McCain, anyways theres many components that attributes to Kenyans long distance success and I think it starts right from childhood.1.Food.Big deal.2Genetic evolution over the years and then most importantly, Training hard. So many other Kenyans cant run, training hard makes the difference.

  • obama running vs bush or mccain????

    wtf???

    lol

  • dude obama is not kalenjin, he's from the luo tribe.. yr logic doesn't make sense because every single member of that tribe are not genetically advantegous in running. that's lyk saying that all brazilians are good footballers

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  • obama got that kenyan blood pumping through his ventricles, he ran straight to the white house

  • For all you people who seem dead set on the idea that it's genetics that allow the Kenyans to run so well, I respectfully say that you're showing overwhelming ignorance of both genetics and human capabilities. Kenyans aren't significantly different from the rest of us genetically in a way that may make them running geniuses. In fact, endurance running is something we are all capable of (short of having physical deformities.) It's what humans evolved to do best. Read Born to Run by C. McDougall.

  • Yes you are right, it is also because the Kenyans work ethic in training is far superior to just about any other athletes out there. Kenayans are so good because they train HARD, very hard. If all runners with talent out there trained as hard as the Kenyans do, they to would see success.

  • errr, I would love to have a side by side picture comparison of the lower legs of some of the top elite american distance runners like dathan and ryan, and some of the elite kenyans like (or born kenyans) like robert cheriot and bernard lagat. the thicknessof the knee to ankel area is about twice as thin on the kenyans which is much more condusive to distance running. Then tell me there is no genetic difference. Its not out of ignorance its out of observation.

  • I don't understand why people are so offended when someone says it is genetic. Granted it can't be 100% so since they are in fact hard workers but so are every single athlete at that level. A change in only one gene can have a radical outcome. You can't explain by hard work why one SMALL country has half the records and most of them come from one single tribe. We have sports scientists, nutritionists, psychologists,etc We have so many more advantages and yet lack only at this sport and distance.

  • yes it IS genetics and it IS because Kenyans are more naturally suited to run distance... training does not even begin to account for their superiority

  • I heard they have lower bone density.

  • isn't that bad. . .

  • The origins of man are the same for everyone but in history there are those who invented the fire and who is not, some people have learned to build and who does not, there are those who put in motion the brain and who does not. Man has created its own destiny by themselves.

    Africans love to stay that way.

  • Many of the guys are Nandi. But not all Kenyans are the same. Actually, Tergat doesn't do too much of his training at altitude. Also, Doug Wakihuru (World & Commonwealth champ) became a success from training in Japan.

  • kenyans win because they train like crazy. i agree with Tergat, there is nothing special about kenyans other than hard work, dedication, motivation and discipline. take alook at kipchoge, he had the option of pulling out of the race but because he was dedicated and discipline he finished the race. kenyans have a mindset that they are better than anybody else on the race. that mentality helps kenyans win. train hard, believe that you are the best and tough mentality =success

  • I disagree, there is no way that Kenyan dominance can be explained simply by the fact they train 'harder'. Its the classic defence of any sub population who come to dominate a sport...so I suppose african americans 'train harder' than white athletes in basketball and american football, or white athletes 'train harder' than black swimmers.... Kenyans train very very hard, yes but so do european athletes. There is clearly a genetic component to the Kenyan/Ethiopian dominance.

  • thats right. there was a Swiss study that took several Kenyan children and several European children and trained them under the same conditions. The Kenyans were beyond the European children many years older than they are.

  • These people spit in the face of logic. You can't have a country of about 30mill taking over half of the records and a lot coming from one single tribe and tell me they train harder. Even if they trained harder then a small percent of our athletes we still have many times more. Plus we have so many scientists that help our athletes with things like nutrition and supplements, injury prevention etc. If they are such hard workers why don't they do well in the sprint or even other sports then??

  • YOu yourself spit in the face of logic.

    You just assumed it was genetics, you've no proof...

    genetics Might give them an edge but it's minimal.

    Want to know the secret? It's their life style...

    it comes down more to life experience. they run since they're children with the high altitude.

    maybe if a European was born in the high altitude and ran several km back and to from school he would have a chance.

    you don't need to carry out a laboratory test to win every sport.

  • @langbay2005 And you have no proof it is not genetic either...

  • @langbay2005 i agree..when will dumb ppl learn that there's nothing genetic with any kind of achievements human beings have made.

  • @langbay2005 Kenyans have 4 definitive genesADRA2A (alpha-2A adrenergic receptor), ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme), NOS3 (nitric oxide synthase 3), and ACTN3 (alpha-actinin-3) that can only be found in 30% of all European and white athletes but found in 99% of Kenyans. "I lived right next door to school," laughs Wilson Kipketer, world 800-meter record holder. Why dont you research a topic a little more before shutting down others ideas, when really you are wrong.

  • @DrewGears Yes but 800-meters is hardly "long-distance" in the world of running.

  • @DrewGears The fifth gene is called EPO and was created by evolutionary forces driven by European managers and doctors as late as in mid 90's.

  • @langbay2005, actually some research shows that compared to Europeans, most people from africa do better with running(some!). If you look at muscle fibers of most northen Europeans and the mesuaments in propertion, people from central Africa tend to do better in sprinting and more powerful fast running where Northen Europeans do maximal streingh and repetition and East Africans repetition especially. Also most good kenyan runner are from a certain tribe called the kalajin or something like that

  • @langbay2005, so genetics do play a part but only so much. One cannot be born a great distance runner. Anybody who runs just 5k's can tell you that. It takes hard work. A lot of hard work and a lot of focus and patiance. What's even more remarkable is that with a lifetime of trainning they continue to improved dispite platique. With life dedication, a mindset and culture centered around one sport, and the best genetic edge of the human gene pole, Kenyans truely are "born to run"

  • @langbay2005 no .. it wouldnt work that way, scientists did a test on 2 children with the exact same height body fat, weight and running times when they started, then put them on the same diet and training program for 2 years and re tested the times.. pone was polish and one was kenyan , guess which one had the better times :P

  • @langbay2005 however you are right in the fact that their lifestyle is 95 % of it

  • @langbay2005 you should spit yourself in the face of your stupidity africans whos born in norway where i live do far better than norwegian even without any running training the best female norwegian sprinter is actually african also the best male both was living in norway doing no running and then when they got about 8 years old they found out they could run faster than all the other kids

  • @boxingisbest Your sentence is ironic... Caucasians and Asians have accomplished MUCH more intellectually than Africans, so by your logic, they are more intelligent than Africans regardless of their education, lifestyle or culture. Which is better: being able to run faster or being more intelligent?

  • @suicidewafflez yes asians and caucasians are more intelligent because they have lived longer in a modern world with education and things that would stimulate the brain to grow more capable for the next generation while africans who in the medival times for instance was still running after animals in the wild with spears

  • @boxingisbest LOL, you are ignorant as hell. With all the education in the world, you are still stupid ignorant. The best runners in the world come from Kenya and Ethiopia, there are 53 countries in Africa, how come all the other Africa countries do not produce world class runners like Kenya and Ethiopia? Are you implying that Kenyans and Ethiopians were busy running aganist wild life while the rest were driving cars to the mall? What an idiot

  • @chaimoto because there are some countrys in africa that have a tradition for running while some are so fucking poor and ignorant that they dont even know about the world of running

  • @boxingisbest You've contradicted your original comment. Maybe you should try to think a little more before post a comment from now on.

  • @suicidewafflez no i did not because i wrote some dont even have running wich means some countrys there have for instance the best sprinter in the world but he will never be discovered since he never gets into the running sport in the first place. its genetics that makes them good runners if your a eskimo born in afrika you can workout as much as you want to but you will never beat the others who can train and get twice as fast

  • @boxingisbest u r an idiot. If that is the case, y r u so dumb.

  • @suicidewafflez u and suicidewafflez r both idiots. All that education u supposedly have u should try to analyze and think before posting idiotic comments.

  • @langbay2005 About time someone fucking said it right! I'm sick and tired of people crying genetics! THANK YOU!

  • What do you mean they can't? They have. Are you implying they cheat in some way?

  • because running is the cheapest sport

  • good running shoes are expensive man.

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  • XD nice

  • good training shoes 200-100 Canadian

    running kit- 150

    Spikes and running flats- 80 X 2

    travel fees across the country to prestigious races - lots

    not cheep

  • Another huge factor is the fact that running is pretty much the only mode of transportation for many people in all countries in Africa(not just Kenya)

    Take Haile Gebreselassie; he had to run 10km to and from school every single day, while in many other countries like America, most people take cars or transit for anything over a couple hundred meters.

  • Genetics is one of the biggest influences on running. Some groups in Africa have bred themselves over generations to have an avg height either really short like the Pygmies or really tell like the Maasai. I am not sure if some Africans like the Kenyans do have a disposition to run, but I don't think it's unlikely.

    The biggest influence in their greatest is probably shear interest in the sport. There are probably dozens of potential sub 2:10ers in America who have never ran more than a mile

  • man i bet in kenya ur considered a snail if u run anything over a 5 minute mile

  • thats true

  • what about the Ethiopians Eritreans and the Moroccans .. those little dudes can run too... they starting to take over the long distance thing too..

  • i love the mind set of these people thy would give you there last penny ther kindness diserves the sucess thy will get

  • No wonder they get hardly any injuries, running since such a young age and running on such nice soft ground compared to our shitty concrete.

  • put some cars there, see if they rather run then drive!