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What Is the Difference Between Elite Sprinters and an Ordinary Person
at 10:30
Answer
In about one tenth of a second or less, elite sprinters will put 5 times their body weight worth of force into the ground as quickly as possible. The repositioning of limbs between strides is all about how much force you put into the ground and how quickly.
Where this answer comes from
- Show
- This Won't Hurt a Bit
- Episode
- 10 - EXTREME RUNNING
- Date
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