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Running a 400m is much more about anaerobic endurance than it is about raw speed, even at the olympic level. 40-100m are speed, 400-800m are anaerobic, then th
by jbooth 14y ago
Running a 400m is much more about anaerobic endurance than it is about raw speed, even at the olympic level.
40-100m are speed, 400-800m are anaerobic, then the mile and up are aerobic endurance. There's some gray in there but go run a 400 if you don't believe me that the race is dominated by endurance.
- ivoflipse 14y agoHow convenient for Oscar then that his both calf muscles are made out of carbon and don't fatigue. On top of that his low leg is significantly lighter than non-amputees, though whether this is a curse or a blessing is arguable. Oscars main 'advantage' over fellow amputees that he grew up wearing prosthetics and had the funds to get ones that are good enough to train on. I can't imagine a Jamaican bilateral amputee being in the same situation. The problem is that at the moment he's a one of a kind, which makes comparisons pretty much useless. Regardless of it all, his achievements are impressive and he's an example for a lot amputees. Edit: Here's a link to a literature review I wrote about him 4 years ago. Note that it may be a draft version! https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1W3cjBV_DpNajQyUWVJdEtwYkk https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1W3cjBV_DpNajQyUWVJdEtwYkk