--- Jonas Mureika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wind effects are not something you can train to overcome, and are not > something that a proper warmup will help you to avoid. I don't have to > go out and determine how each athlete will react differently to them, > because I know that they will each experience a drag force proportional > to their velocities and cross-sectional areas (which are *not* different > enough from one sprinter to another to change the calculations).
It's a good thing you are so certain of what you know, otherwise you might feel compelled to question the conclusions... Care to explain away the situation I offered where an athlete might alter their drive phase in order to minimize wind resistance? If done properly, this could easily account for 40% of the race, which I would say is pretty darn significant. (For anyone wondering, a headwind would actually make it easier to maintain a longer drive phase, as it would keep you from falling forward.) On the flip side, a tall and/or wide sprinter might transition earlier and run taller in order to take advantage of a tailwind. Someone with good knee extension will also be likely to benefit more from the added extension to their stride. > Being a physics professor, I frequently get upset by the argument that > "wind affects are different for each sprinter", because this is the same > as saying "Some high jumpers excel more than others because they are > better at overcoming gravity"... I hope you don't really see those as being the same??? Dan ===== http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F ------------------------------------------------------------ @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com
