A Runners Grab Bag of Useless Information:

Roger Hollis
  • Cats can run faster than any human. (Don’t believe it? Try catching your cat sometimes.)
  • 45 degrees is the optimal race-day temperature (based on scientific testing).
  • Your feet can produce up to a pint of sweat every day. (Who measured this?)
  • Your foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, and 112 ligaments. (No wonder my feet ache)
  • Close to 600 people have completed a marathon on all 7 continents. (Why?)
  • The first NYC Marathon in 1970 cost $1 for each of the 127 racers. (Bet they didn’t get a banana!)
  • It takes 200 muscles to take a step when you run.
  • 78% of runners speed up or straighten up when a runner of the opposite sex heads towards them. (I guess the other 22% just had sex before the race?)
  • Homo sapiens (that’s us), developed the ability to run long distances about 2.5 million years ago. (so, no excuses!)
  • Running burns about 50% more calories than walking. (Now you know why you’re hungry).
  • 57% of runners buy at least 2 pairs of running shoes per year. (The other 43% are cheaper and ask for them as birthday or Christmas presents!)
  • Running outside burns 3 to 7% more calories than on a treadmill.

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  1. Man learned to run 2.5 million years ago because something was going to eat him if he didn’t!

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