The start of a sprint race is that part of the race from the firing of the gun to the departure from the starting blocks and the term usually includes the first strides out of the blocks. James C. Hay in “Biomechanics of Sports Techniques” (1994) describes: “At the starter’s command ‘on your marks’ the […]
The development of performances in the 200 m sprint has been affected by its intermediate position between the 100 m and 400 m. All efforts to describe a statistical relationship between either the 100 m or 400 m distance with the 200 m have been unsuccessful. There are successful double-starters from both disciplines: Florence Griffith-Joyner […]
