--- "Wayne T. Armbrust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A common misassumption made by people who do not understand the physics > behind the effects of wind (and altitude, for that matter) on sprint > times is that wind significantly effects the drive and acceleration > phases.
I think you're disagreeing with me, but you're actually supporting the point I'm trying to make... Wind has less effect on the drive/acceleration phase than it does on the rest of the race, so that can be used advantageously to alter the effects of a headwind or tailwind. Thus, the wind adjustments may not be accurate in all cases, even if all else can somehow be held equal. > Running hunched over to reduce air resistance > would interfere with proper running mechanics and produce a > much greater loss of speed that could possibly be gained by > reducing cross sectional area in this manner. Altering one's drive phase and running hunched over are hardly the same thing. Maybe if your name is Marion Jones, but not for someone who knows what they're doing technically. 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
