Dr. Vonda Wright

And they're in my clinic.

Yeah.

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There are some that are naturally predisposed to that.

So naturally predisposed to having really good running economy, running biomechanics.

having a leaner body.

And this is what we were talking about the Olympics earlier, where you can see the ideal body type for that particular sport.

And then there are those like me who build muscle naturally.

It's pretty easy.

So I'd never be a skinny little runner.

And my running economy is a little bit off because of where I build muscle versus not.

So not everyone is meant to be a long distance runner.

And there are some that are meant to be long distance runners.

So if we're talking about your friends who are like super skinny, are they economically viable for being a long distance runner?

Possibly.

But we also have to look, are they male or female?

What is their injury rate?

What is their fueling?

And then for me, I'd want to see the DEXAs of the women that are just training long distance and super skinny, because most of the time we see a higher visceral fat

in and around the organs as we're talking about, even though on the outside they look super lean, but they have a really high percentage of visceral fat because of the inflammation, the low energy intake, and most likely estradiol suppression.