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From: zador-anthony@CS.YALE.EDU (anthony zador)
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Subject: Re: Hybrid vigor
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Date: 13 Aug 89 03:58:37 GMT
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>> introduce another point,
>> namely that in track, blacks dominate the sprints, whites dominate the 
>long
>> distances and there is rough equality around 800 meters. I can think of 
>no
>> socio-economic argument to explain this.
>
>Neither can I.  Maybe it's because of a physical difference.  Did you have 
>a point to make?

I dont really follow sports very closely, but I do have the impression that
Ethiopians tend to win marathons. How does this jibe with whites dominating
long distance?

Tony Zador