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This TED talk sheds light on talent (genes) and equipment. It focuses on elites but the science applies to all of us. There are outliers ('freaks') but there is a spectrum amongst all us amateurs too. Changes in equipment will actually affect amateurs more because the percentage change in efficiency is greater.
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_epstein_are_athletes_really_getting_faster_better_stronger
At 12:45 he lists a few simple traits that'll distinguish ultra endurance athletes.