@article {309900,
	title = {The evolution of marathon running : capabilities in humans.},
	journal = {Sports Med},
	volume = {37},
	year = {2007},
	month = {2007},
	pages = {288-90},
	abstract = {<p>Humans have exceptional capabilities to run long distances in hot, arid conditions. These abilities, unique among primates and rare among mammals, derive from a suite of specialised features that permit running humans to store and release energy effectively in the lower limb, help keep the body{\textquoteright}s center of mass stable and overcome the thermoregulatory challenges of long distance running. Human endurance running performance capabilities compare favourably with those of other mammals and probably emerged sometime around 2 million years ago in order to help meat-eating hominids compete with other carnivores.</p>
},
	keywords = {Biological Evolution, Humans, Physical Endurance, Running, United States},
	issn = {0112-1642},
	author = {Lieberman, Daniel E and Bramble, Dennis M}
}
