--- "P.F.Talbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This also seems to suggest that the old adage that sprinters are born > while distance runners are made is wrong. Distance runners require few > facilities and not even much coaching (I hate to say that, but it's > probably true. Self coached distance athletes have reached the top of > the sport while I've never heard of a self-coached sprinter--anyone?) > while sprinters require extensive training facilities and constant > coaching to get to the top.
I don't particuarly agree with the ol' adage, but I don't think that's exactly what it is saying. The gist of the argument is that distance runners can overcome a lack of talent through hard work, whereas sprinters either have it or they don't. That doesn't mean a sprinter with immense talent will make automatically it, just that they have to have the talent to have a chance. Dan ===== http://AbleDesign.com - Web Design & Custom Programming http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F ------------------------------------------------------------ @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
