~Running~

Interesting Random Facts

The first recorded Olympic running event took place in 776 B.C.
Usain Bolt set the fastest human foot speed record in 2009. He ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds.
Fauja Singh is the oldest person to run a marathon. In 2011, he completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon at the age of 100 in 8:25.
The fastest recorded mile was run by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds.
Athletes dressed in red are more likely to win events than athletes wearing another color. (Nature)
Physically active people have a 60 percent lower risk for Alzheimer's disease than coach potatoes:)
It takes 200 muscles to take a step.
Over 1 billion running shoes are sold every year.
In the foot, 26 bones, 33 joints, 112 ligaments, and a network of tendons, nerves, and blood vessels work together when we run.
Professional runners take between 185 and 200 steps per minute.
The World Heart Federation believes that between 60 and 85 percent of the world’s population “is not physically active enough to gain health benefits, especially among girls and women.