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Birthplaces of the 100 fastest 10km runners of all time (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] illah@lemmy.world 37 points 7 months ago

Yeah like the other commenter said this isn’t it, nobody is commuting up and down 10,000’ on a regular basis, especially in antiquity. Just because different elevations “look close” on a map means nothing.

Far more likely is this is a concentrated population of folks with highly desirable traits for distance running.