Kelly Ripa Leads High-Heel Race - New York Post

Television personality Kelly Ripa and hundreds of other women ran in the first High Heel-A-Thon in Central Park for a good cause. (NYPost.com)

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[DFSL0001]

This should be an olympic sports.

[mihomie]

thats a very ignorant statement....i'm nigerian and obviously black and i've never had 2 run from d police or klansmen....

anyway, being a good athlete has 2 do wit practice and determination, not the colour of ur skin....

[0beto]

@bananacornpops94 There is literally no difference between their calve muscles and those of people from other countries. that bit was a myth to help justify why runners from around the world kept losing to kenyan runners over the years. its crazy how society plays the blame game

[0beto]

@bananacornpops94 they all have this so-called "advantage, whereas a person say born in france, would have to train in high altitude after deciding he or she wants to become a runner. He or she would already start behind most kenyans, who grow up in the kenyan climate.

[0beto]

@bananacornpops94 totally not true. only reason kenyans are "fast" is because of kenya's high altitude. Because oxygen in the air is so much thinner, their respiratory systems have to work harder to keep their blood replenished.  then when they go to run a marathon, their bodies are, effectively, in better shape than other runners who did not train in higher altitudes. And because all of the kenyan people are subject to this same oxygen thinness from birth,.

[bazewiz]

@bananacornpops94 "weather" makes me believe you're probably wrong

[sonofajew]

Are they all wizards?

[transtrawberry]

twisting your ankle..?

[bananacornpops94]

@mihomie Actually the color of your skin can effect weather or not you are a good runner. It definitely isnt the only factor or the most important factor but it can play a part.. Everyone says Kenyans are fast? Its because they have bigger calve muscles (could be wrong i just remember one of the leg muscles were bigger/longer or something) Its just in their genetic makeup. Not every kenyan will be fast but they are born with an advantage.

[MadrigueraRecords]

now a race in high heels and topless :D

[stealthbeast]

Lol, people running in heels, just trying to have fun, and all people can do in the youtube comments is bicker over some stupid drama. Shut up and enjoy the video.

[Nikon05]

@bombshellblonde544  yeah thats another thing that baffles me, lol. its more of an american thing though, so I guess i cant understand it.