I'm a distance runner slash boxer - I think distance runners can have lower body fat percentages because they don't eat as much protein as bodybuilders/weight lifters/power athletes as they don't need to maintain so much muscle. Also we spend a large amount of our training with our heart rates in the fat burning zone wheras compeitive boxing training will bring your heart rate up a lot higher.

I have to be really careful to eat enough protein otherwise I just shrink into nothing but a chunky pair of legs - my male trianing partner once told me I have a bloke's legs but really I think most chicks are more likely to have chunky legs than guys which is why male drag queens usually have sexier legs than us.

If we don't eat much protein I guess it's logistically easier to miss out on the fat contained in some meats and oils meat is cooked in. I knew an elite Kenyan marathoner who was over 6 feet tall and weighed only 64 kg - but he felt crap and was injured a lot of the time so I'm not neccessarily sure marathoners should always aspire to the low body fat percentages they do.

Anyway Thanks for the articles - soooo much funnier and more entertaining to read than the "one unit of dishwashing means you can eat one unit of weight watchers minced cardboard" crap that is on womens sites. I have been referring some of your articles to my friends and they love em too :-)