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<blockquote data-quote="WaterRabbit" data-source="post: 7636845" data-attributes="member: 2445">These are modern people that sit behind desks all day and occasionally do this.&nbsp; The Tarahumara which train all of their lives for running can do 200 miles in 2 days, for example.&nbsp; The Inca moved fresh fish from the ocean to Macho Picchu in a few hours.&nbsp; See also Apache Spirit Runners.I never made the claim that any ole person can jog at a 10 mph for hours, but most adventurers are much much much more active than modern humans.&nbsp; When I was in track, people that could not maintain a 10 mph pace for a couple of hours did not make the long distance running team.Also, most people that show up to run marathons are not in that good of shape and don't train for them.&nbsp; Having run quite a few I can easily attest to this.&nbsp; A 10 mph pace is a 6 minute mile.&nbsp; Most humans cannot run a 10 minute mile.&nbsp; However, in the time frames we are talking about for most combats, 4x and 5x running speeds for adventures are not out of line.&nbsp; I don't think I have ever played a D&amp;D combat that took 10 minutes of game time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WaterRabbit, post: 7636845, member: 2445"] These are modern people that sit behind desks all day and occasionally do this. The Tarahumara which train all of their lives for running can do 200 miles in 2 days, for example. The Inca moved fresh fish from the ocean to Macho Picchu in a few hours. See also Apache Spirit Runners. I never made the claim that any ole person can jog at a 10 mph for hours, but most adventurers are much much much more active than modern humans. When I was in track, people that could not maintain a 10 mph pace for a couple of hours did not make the long distance running team. Also, most people that show up to run marathons are not in that good of shape and don't train for them. Having run quite a few I can easily attest to this. A 10 mph pace is a 6 minute mile. Most humans cannot run a 10 minute mile. However, in the time frames we are talking about for most combats, 4x and 5x running speeds for adventures are not out of line. I don't think I have ever played a D&D combat that took 10 minutes of game time. [/QUOTE]

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