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Source? And why would they decelerate? Extrapolating from your last sentence – fatigue? Would be interesting to compare acceleration at 80m in a 100m sprint vs.
by gauravjain13 8y ago
Source? And why would they decelerate? Extrapolating from your last sentence – fatigue? Would be interesting to compare acceleration at 80m in a 100m sprint vs. a 200m sprint.
- Mikeb85 8y ago> Extrapolating from your last sentence – fatigue? Yes. They train to exert the maximum amount of effort in order to optimise their time. If they're at maximum speed at the finish line it does them no good, they likely could have expended more energy to be quicker in the middle of the run to cut their time.
- drdrey 8y agoThe energy system that is used for explosive power can only last a few seconds, after that muscles have to use another energy source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioenergetic_systems#ATP-CP:_The_phosphagen_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioenergetic_systems#ATP-CP:_T...