Once an athlete starts running they never want to stop. Distance running is addicting, with competition that is different from any other sport, athletes will never want to stop improving. In distance running everything you do can affect your performance; including diet, running form, what race you participate in, and how you approach the course. What foods an athlete chooses to consume can drastically affect the way a runner’s body can perform. Before a race an athlete should try to focus on eating refined carbohydrates and low-fiber fruits and vegetables, and avoid eating whole grains, caffeine, and fatty foods. Experts recommend; zucchini, olives, grapes, yogurt, white pasta, and bagels as healthy, and easily digestible, options before …show more content…
Race strategy is how the athlete plans on approaching the course. Every athlete has their own race strategy based on their own strengths and weaknesses. In races such as the 5k and 10k, a fast first mile is crucial to placing well. Therefore a faster start, a better chance of placing competitively. Although you need to start out fast studies show, “Every runner, no matter how talented or well trained, will perform terribly in any race longer than 400 meters if he or she starts at a full sprint and holds nothing back,”(Art of Pacing). As the race length increases the less crucial it becomes for a fast start and the more important it becomes for a consistent speed. This consistent speed is called pacing. Each runner has their own pace unique to them. A runner’s pace should not be too easy nor too difficult that the athlete will not be able to run at that speed for miles. A good way to make sure this does not happen is running in packs. Running with others will help the runner stay consistent and also keep the athlete motivated to continue running. Although running in packs has its benefits, it can also lead to what is call a pecking order. Pecking order is, “where a runner is afraid to pass a teammate or opponent,” (Race strategy). When an athlete runs with a group that’s pace is too slow for them, they will start to slow down as well. Instead of speeding up and finding another pack to run with, the runner gets scared that they will not be able to run with the next group. Thus creating a pecking order. If the athlete continues with this pecking order they will never be able to improve. An athlete can avoid having a pecking order by running at their own pace, and always striving to get to the next group of runners. Every race course is set up differently. Some courses are set up along mostly flat ground where others will have more uphill and less downhill, and vise versa. The way an athlete approaches the hills will
Greg Olsen is entering his fifth season with the Carolina Panthers and become the most underrated tight end in the league in my opinion. He has no doubt become old reliable for quarterback Cam Newton to play breaks down or he just needs to find his rhythm. Olsen is coming off his best year as a pro with 84 receptions for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns that productivity resulted in his first Pro bowl selection. 2015 I predict much of the same especially with the loss of Kelvin Benjamin and the sudden inexperience at the wide receiver position. Thank you Chicago Bears for giving us one of the best tight ends in football much
This years cross country went off pretty well if you ask Harrisburg cross country runner Alexander Auch, If you ask him he will tell you that his favorite part of the season was watching his teammates improve and grow as a better runner and placing top 10 in just about every race and getting first in Brookings with a time of 16:40.66 and getting second as a team. Alex isn 't sure yet what he will do running wise after High School but he says if he get the opportunity to run in college he will take it and run with it. He will also say that he is exited for next year and looking forward to it he was been running all winter inside and out and don 't be surprised when you see him in the summer out there because the Harrisburg team has a summer
Raymond’s Run is about a girl named Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker who claims that she is the fastest person ever to run and that she can beat anybody. There is a race coming up for her community, Hazel has decided to compete once again, and despite the man running it hoping she would let someone else win, Hazel is in it to win the race. Hazel is running against a girl who is named Gretchen and has never beat Hazel but is very confident and has expressed her feelings about finally winning this year. During this quote in the prompt, Hazel is at the starting line up getting ready for the race, and while she is doing this, her older brother Raymond is on the sideline watching his sister warm up to compete. Hazel tells us that she never really
Black clouds of smoke rolling out of a exhaust from diesel trucks, classic cars thumping the ground because of an aftermarket motor, and exotic sports cars is what all you will see on the infamous road called the “strip” in downtown Pigeon Forge. Pigeon Forge is a medium town in Sevierville, Tennessee that has fun for all ages, but when the second weekend of September rolls around men hide your kids because Rod Run is here. Rod Run is one of largest car shows in the country, that has any kind of cars or trucks from all over the world that you will want to see for example trucks of all sorts from gas to diesel motors, old muscle cars and exotic sports cars. Gas trucks rolling down the street thumping the ground from the crate engine the owner
In life some feel the need to prove something to others. That they are better, stronger, or even more intelligent. Whatever the case may be people will go through extreme measures to prove themselves. But who do we really need to prove anything to? Is it our parents?
The mix of formats for the future IndyCar races should use oval tracks races as this form is centrally more popular among the fans within the United States. Many believe this is what helps define the sport and its popularity. Furthermore, many critics fear that incorporating more road/street courses will weaken the sport and take the IndyCar series away from its roots (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Moreover, IndyCar drivers are having to master the art of racing on a variety of tracks in order to excel in winning the championships. This further takes away from their fully mastering one skill over the other.
Speeding up At the beginning of the cross country season I hated cross country absolutely hated it, I would walk down the hallway of saline middle school look at all of the pictures on the wall and saw some of kids running and thought why is My mom doing this to me? I thought I was a terrible at it, I would run like a 9 or 10 minute mile. So when the school year came along I dreaded the end of the day I would look at the clock and think a tiny bit longer, please just a wee longer (and that is very very rare.) When the season began I had a lot of trouble, whether it was keeping up or if it was breathing problems, and My friend Zaske (who was and still is much faster than me) was nice enough that instead of going up with all the faster kids he stayed back with me, but even when he was going his slowest I still had trouble keeping up he would try to encourage me by saying “come on Michael just a little faster,” and I would respond with “i'm…
Ahmed. khafagy Mrs. Brazeau LA 8 22 February 2023 Argumentative essay “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind”-Mahayana Ghandi. In the novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Wills brother Shawn gets shot, Will follows the rules that his brother told him and tries to get revenge. Will enters an elevator where he meets six people that talk to him about revenge.
Not away from something, but all towards the same thing: the finish-line. Adrenaline kicks in, the bystanders all cheer, packs of runners start to form, and then the actual competition begins. As the people beside you try to show dominance and speed up, you need to stay mentally strong, and run with them. Three miles later, with the finish-line in sight, everyone starts sprinting. This is where you use every last bit of energy, giving it all you have.
Yes, you do stretch and run as a team. Although, only you can determine how much effort you put in. You control your pace. You control your distance. During a race, you alone determine how well you perform.
If you were to look at the PGA tour (Professional Golf Association) you could literally count on one hand how many black players you would see. To be honest there is only one notable golfer and he is "on his last leg" if you will. Tiger Woods, once the number one golfer in the world lit the path for black golfers. We saw how masterfully one man dominated the sport and it sparked a great movement of black golfers in America. Although Tiger debuted in 1998, golf has been a sport since the 1400s so why are we just now jumping on ship?
It feels like it just flies by in seconds. Races can be very hard if runners haven't trained though. They have to set a good pace for themselves. If they don't, racers might run way too fast in the beginning and then get tired and won't be able to keep running. This sounds silly, but runners will also have to make sure their shoes are on tight
Every year on the first Saturday of May, thousands of spectators flock to Churchill Downs to witness America’s top thoroughbreds compete in the Kentucky Derby. It is a huge event filled with celebrities, fancy hats, and fast horses. However, behind all the glamour and glitz, horse racing is full of ethical problems. Over the years the issue of animal abuse has been brought up in the discussion of horse racing. Racehorses are frequently injured, and these injuries often lead to death.
Coach Charlie always tells the cross country team that," they just gotta believe," which is definitely true for racing. It requires great mentality to be able to push past all your pain to beat your time. In order to be able to improve, a runner must be able to push himself or herself further even when they are exhausted. Running is the greatest
Tip number one: finish fast, you never know what the person beside has left, they could easily pass you up in the last second. Another tip would be to slow down your breathing, when you breathe fast you are using up a lot of your oxygen quicker than it should be. My next tip would be to always land on your forefoot, this will help the collision forces in the foot that would be much worse if you landed on your heel. Instead of focusing on your running you should really try just to clear your mind. My last tip would be to always lead with your chest.