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Jonathan Dugas

How 'economical' a runner are you?
Posted by simon on 12/13/2007 on simon's blog

Zersenay Tadese, world cross-country and half-marathon champion, may be the most "economical" runner in the world according to a new sports science study.

Researchers in Madrid say that Tadese's uses less oxygen per kilometre than any other athlete ever studied -- and that includes other elite Kenyans. Frank Shorter in his prime tested out at 192 ml/kg/kilometer (running at 3:06/km); Tadese's figures: 150 ml/kg/kilometer (running at 3:09//km and at at 2:51/km).

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