Fleet of Foot

Baseball Players Are Lazy. Football Players Are Not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1AULTbvwwA

Professional athletes are in excellent physical shape. But how far do they run in different sports? We compared the distances that different athletes run during a game.

How far do pro athletes run (km) in different sports?

Sport Kilometers
Baseball .5
Basketball 4.4
Football 15

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