Fast, slow, or zombie-like — just run

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Kevin

Running brings out divide between fit and fat Americas – Opinion – The Boston Globe

Here’s the truth: The reason American kids run a mile slowly is because so many adults can’t run one at all. The 15.5 million runners who competed in road races last year cast an oversized shadow that hides the 300 million who didn’t. Proportionally, few adults run; by comparison, our sluggish kids are speed demons.

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Kevin Jarnot is a technologist who lives just South of Boston, MA. He is currently employed as Chief Technology Officer at Micronotes, an AI-driven conversation-marketing company based in Boston, MA.
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One Response to Fast, slow, or zombie-like — just run

  1. Michael Dove says:
    December 4, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    Hi Kevin. Take a look at http://www.justrun.org a great youth running program that is absolutely free to schools. We agree with you —– JUST RUN.

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