TIL about the speed-duration relationship across the animal kingdom. According to Dr. Mark Burnley's research, humans rank as fairly average competitors overall. For middle-distance, the gold goes to the painted ghost crab, while lizards dominate in ultimate endurance.

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2023/february/who-reigns-supreme-in-the-animal-sporting-kingdom
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