Most elite Marathon Runners are from the continent of Africa.What are the reasons for this?

Well,most elite Marathon runners are from the continent of Africa.To name a few-World record holder Haile Gebrelassie,Duncan Kibet,James Kwambai,Paul Tergat,etc.What are the reasons for this?|||You've generalized things a little too much. The "elite marathon runners" are from the eastern part of Africa. There are various theories regarding this. Check out this article, its a pretty good discussion of the subject:





http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles鈥?/a>|||I honestly believe the key is genetics. Obviously you still need to train but some people can train their whole lives and never come close to that type of running ability.