Everything Art De Vany says could easily be true of the people running recreational marathons today. Many of them are much heavier than the San and the Tarahum

Everything Art De Vany says could easily be true of the people running recreational marathons today. Many of them are much heavier than the San and the Tarahumara, both in build and in body fat. Many people who run marathons never run more than twenty miles in training, and then run the marathon extremely hard to get the best possible time. Most of the people in an amateur marathon will be in pain for at least a week afterwards. They only say they "hurt" themselves if it takes more than two weeks to recover. An endurance hunter wouldn't run so hard (because he knows time is on his side) and would take much better care of his body (because he depends on his athletic ability much more than a modern person does.)