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iaaf.org - Beijing distance races analysed at 100m intervals
published 382 days, 7 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by run_atlantarun_atlanta 386 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago
Sunday, February 22, 2009 2:40:25 PM GMT Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:11:45 AM GMT
iaaf.org - Beijing distance races analysed at 100m intervals
The Beijing Olympics threw up a huge amount of statistics, too much in fact to take in at the time of the Games. Now we have had a chance to disseminate a unique set of readings taken during virtually all of the distance races. For a decade we have seen distance runners register times from transponder mats at strategic lap and kilometre points in road and cross country races. In Beijing, a new system developed yielded times for every distance runner at every 100m. (more)
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How Olympic finals were won and lost
published 405 days, 9 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 405 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes ago
Friday, January 30, 2009 12:33:09 PM GMT Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:39:00 PM GMT
How Olympic finals were won and lost
If you are a casual runner testing your fitness, try measuring out 100 metres and see how quickly you can cover that distance. Then compare your result with the following figures: 15.4 seconds for men and 17.3 for women. These figures were obtained from a revolutionary timing system, where all distance running athletes each wore a tiny transponder For many fit people, these might not seem to be tough targets and of course are far from the current world records of 9.69 and 10.49. But consi... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 2 | comment | | source: news.bbc.co.uk
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