Comments on: The shoes? No, it’s gotta be the genes http://afowl.com/2009/11/22/the-shoes-no-its-gotta-be-the-genes/ on running Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://afowl.com/2009/11/22/the-shoes-no-its-gotta-be-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Kathy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:01:01 +0000 http://afowl.com/?p=347#comment-50 Super interesting, Jason - thanks for sharing. It seems like a classic case of a scientist over working his test results though... "As one scientist researching on the phenomenon suggests, 'athletic prowess may be a sexually selected trait that signals genetic quality.'" For me, I think it could be the fact that elite athletes need a lot of help from friends, family, other runners, coaches, etc., it helps to be attractive if you're the one at the center of all attention, no? Super interesting, Jason – thanks for sharing. It seems like a classic case of a scientist over working his test results though…

“As one scientist researching on the phenomenon suggests, ‘athletic prowess may be a sexually selected trait that signals genetic quality.’”

For me, I think it could be the fact that elite athletes need a lot of help from friends, family, other runners, coaches, etc., it helps to be attractive if you’re the one at the center of all attention, no?

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