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Kenyans have dominated the world of long-distance running in recent years, prompting Mayes (an athlete manager and sport marketing consultant) to seek the biological, psychological, and cultural reasons for their success. He approaches the topic withMoreKenyans have dominated the world of long-distance running in recent years, prompting Mayes (an athlete manager and sport marketing consultant) to seek the biological, psychological, and cultural reasons for their success. He approaches the topic with concepts from cybernetics that acknowledge multiple complexities between disciplines, the need for multiple perspectives and methodologies, and understanding of the position of the observer. In reviewing and assessing theories of Kenyan running, he considers biological factors such as the role of lactate, socialization processes and ethnic variations, and psychological and philosophical investigations into ways of thinking of athletes and observers. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR The Cybernetics of Kenyan Running: Hurry, Hurry Has No Blessing by Randall E. Mayes
