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Running is one of the most popular participation sports in the world. In 2004 and 2005 it was selected as one of the top ten “hot sports” in a survey of US manufacturers by Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA).
Events within this sport include the hugely popular New York and London marathons as well as many thousands of fun runs held all over the world.
It is perhaps not surprising that running is so popular. Little is needed by the participant in the way of expert tuition or knowledge to get started. Also, only the basics in specialist apparel are required, although an enormous variety of garments is available for those who take running seriously. Membership of a club is not necessary nor is access to special facilities.
Interestingly, research by anthropologists1 implies that humans were born to run. They perform remarkably well at endurance running thanks to a number of physical features, including:
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