The 400m hurdles consists of 10 hurdles, spaced 35m apart. The distance to the first hurdle is 45 metres with a distance of 40 metres from the final hurdle to the finish. Success in this event is hard, it is not always the fastest athlete who wins, but the athlete with rhythm, efficiency and momentum throughout the race. The event requires a mixture of speed, spatial anticipation and endurance; very few events require these qualities whilst under anaerobic pressure.
B1: Hurdling Technique
The 400m hurdles event is not only demanding because of the distance but it is very technical. When competing in hurdles, I have had problems with my trailing leg tending to drop my knee to early as I clear the hurdle and not bring it back to the centre making me ‘fall/drop’ off the hurdle. This causes me to lose balance therefore I use more essential energy trying to regain my centre of mass.
Also when running over the hurdles my pelvis is at times unbalanced; in my 400m hurdles National Final in 2013, on hurdle 5 I leant to my left causing me to become unstable when I landed, this slowed my split time between hurdles from 4.91 to 5.31, demonstrating the essential time lost. During this competition, I ran with an upright posture and did not lean forward over the hurdle, meaning my flight was a few inches above the hurdle which would cause the horizontal force air resistance to act upon me. I would therefore lose forward velocity and centre of mass when passing over the hurdle as I am not low enough when clearing it.
Also as fatigue sets in I begin to lose control of my arms, particularly over the last two hurdles and instead of pulling my trailing leg through quickly so I can ground, I don’t utilise this technique and I bring my trailing leg...
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...ows their trailing legs. Lui Xiangs trailing leg is parallel so he can move swiftly over the hurdle, however the amateur hurdler is almost ‘jumping over,’ losing essential time when clearing. She is also likely to catch her foot meaning she could fall and injure herself.
3. This shows the pelvis angle. Lui Xiangs pelvis is aligned and incredibly balanced; it’s parallel nature indicates how flexible and strong his hip flexors are; on the other hand the amateur shows that her hips are not parallel indicating she may not be flexible and may not have gluteal strength.
4. This shows the flight over the hurdle. As you can see Lui Xiang is incredibly low, almost skimming the hurdle; this is a quick and efficient way to hurdle as he can land to begin running to the next hurdle, however the amateur hurdler is almost bounding over, causing her to lose crucial time in the air.
As Albert Einstein once stated, “ Anyone who has never made a mistake in life has never tried anything new.” As a way to expand my horizons, I, Edwin Montalvo, believe that I would be a valuable member of McGarvin’s pentathlon team. Based on my background knowledge on pentathlon, the use of additional information on various subjects is always essential towards the academic learning. Because of this, I also strive to excel in all my classes, for it is a necessary component of a student and a pentathlete. In addition to knowing background information, I vary my time between academic education and physical education, creating a more balanced lifestyle for me. Furthermore, pentathlon brings a self-learning experience that contributes towards many essential attributes needed in the future, such as
Though physical exercise and training such as running can serve as valuable to the human body it can also come with downfalls as well. Running typically involves with using the lower part of the body such as the legs, knees and joints. This causes a runner to put most of its weight on the lower part of the body which eventually causes complications.“A runner usually is putting the weight down incorrectly on the lower body due to poor foot and lower body placement, this causes a person that may be 120 pounds to put double the weight on the lower body”(Davis). The extra pounds exerted to the body can cause problems such a damaged cartilage, tearing, and swelling. “Marathon runners tend to have the most problems with this because they put so much on their body physically for long...
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When performing in a triathlon, which consists of swimming, cycling, and running in a single continuous event, it is generally accepted throughout the exercise science community, that “over performing” during the cycling stage by increasing ones cadence or aerobic power, could hinder the running portion of the triathlon that follows (Hausswirth). In order to help triathletes in avoiding this potential problem, the researchers set the purpose of the experiment as follows:
She has her right leg bent with her knee always in the air and her left foot is
One factor which is probably significant is that three weeks before the race, during an easy run the day after an excellent 41-mile training run, I injured a calf muscle. I used electronic stimulation to promote healing, and ran very little during the three weeks preceding the race. This area bothered me frequently during the race, feeling as if it wanted to cramp.
...time with the stride to avoid a larger drag. Minimal faults occur when I lose coordination with the arms and legs causing the feet to drop creating more drag, overall my technique in most cases proves effective and efficient.
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A standing broad jump is a jump for distance from a standing position. It can be divided into four temporal phases: countermovement, propulsion, flight, and landing. In the countermovement phase, the subject squats to load up and extends the shoulders and the arms. In the propulsion phase, the goal is to generate enough force to propel the body forward. The person must stand erect in full extension of the trunk, hips, and knees. Then, the person flexes at the hip and the knee, which results with the trunk being rotated in a forward direction. Next, the arms become slightly flexed to hyperextension, to full flexion. Prior to the flight phase, the body goes into full extension. The flight phase begins as soon as the feet have left the ground. During this phase, the body stays in full extension or can become hyperextended. Towards the end of the flight phase, the trunk rotates forward in an anterior direction along with minor hip and knee flexion just before landing. During the landing phase, the knees and the hips are in maximum flexion and forward rotation of the trunk. There is also arm movement by moving both arms in the vertical direction to improve jumping distance. At the onset of the jump, the arm swings forward and during landing, they swing back and forth.
Dancer was being stubborn rising on his hind legs. Although I got him to calm down, I knew he contained his stubborn attitude. I kick Dancers sides, making him gallop through the gate. We are headed for barrel one. I can feel the wind through my hair, my locks blowing in the wind. Dancer and I trot around barrel one; Dancer’s hoof’s circle the barrel. With every step that he takes I hope that he does not fall and collapse. We gallop to barrel two; Dancer trots around the barrel, safely we make it. I kick Dancer on the sides to make him go faster. We head to barrel three, at a rapid speed. As soon as Dancer was about to round the barrel, his back right leg hit the back of the barrel. From the compact, Dancer lost control and began to fall to the
...ging or weaving to avoid the oppositions, or sometimes when recovering quickly from a collision or fall. Therefore in terms of fitness tests I am doing reasonably well however there are a few areas that need attention to.
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