Running Matters #172

The future of little runners may lie in the hands of your little swimmers. It's ironic, but in a world of over 30 million runners, running is in deep trouble. Need proof? Take a look at any marathon. With the number of entries increasing, you would think everything is fine. But in the last thirty years, the average time has slowed by one whole hour. If this trend continues, what type of legacy will running leave behind? Will our children sashay in a 26.2 mile parade or will they compete and push the very boundaries of human evolution? To ensure the future of running, we're asking runners, well, to do other runners. Sure, this may be a little forward but then you're trying to save running from genetic shuffle of mediocrity, there's no time for politeness. Breed like an animal. Run like an animal.