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  2. Sprint (running) - Wikipedia

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    Usain Bolt, world record holder in 100 m and 200 m sprints This sprinter's initial crouch in the blocks allowed her to preload her muscles and channel the force generated from this into her first strides. Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed

  3. Endurance training - Wikipedia

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    Endurance training is the act of exercising to increase endurance. The term endurance training generally refers to training the aerobic system as opposed to the anaerobic system. The need for endurance in sports is often predicated as the need of cardiovascular and simple muscular endurance, but the issue of endurance is far more complex.

  4. IShowSpeed - Wikipedia

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    Darren Jason Watkins Jr. (born January 21, 2005), known online as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. He is known for the dramatic and energetic behavior showcased in his variety live streams, as well as his IRL streams in worldwide locations.

  5. Long-distance running - Wikipedia

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    Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km (1.9 mi). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. [2] Within endurance running comes two different types of respiration. The more prominent side that runners experience more ...

  6. Biomechanics of sprint running - Wikipedia

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    The second half of the test involved subjects performing a 100-m sprint on a man-made track using radar to measure the forward speed of runners to create velocity-time curves. The main result of this study showed that the force application technique (rather than simply the total amount of force applied) is the key determinant factor in ...

  7. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - Wikipedia

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    A dominant force in women's sprinting, Fraser-Pryce has won more individual global [note 2] sprint titles than any other female sprinter in history, [7] [8] and is the most decorated 100 m sprinter of all time. [5]

  8. Long slow distance - Wikipedia

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    Long slow distance (LSD) is a form of aerobic endurance training used in sports including running, [1] rowing, [2] skiing [3] and cycling. [4] [5] It is also known as aerobic endurance training, base training and Zone 2 training. [6]

  9. Sports periodization - Wikipedia

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    Periodization is most widely used in resistance program design to avoid over-training and to systematically alternate high loads of training with decreased loading phases to improve components of muscular fitness (e.g. strength, strength-speed, and strength-endurance). The Selye-cycles are similar to the "micro cycles" used at later times.