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The secret of East African running prowess? Personal reactions to the Glasgow Conference of 15 May 2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Neil Spurway*
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Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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