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[โ€“] horse@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, I don't think the most gifted genetic freak in history running bare foot or in sandals would beat today's elite with access to modern training science, nutrition and equipment. That stuff makes a huge difference.

[โ€“] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Current high school students regularly beat Olympians' times from like the early 1900s. They used to run on tracks made of ash or some shit.