How To Protect An Athlete From Imbalances In Track And Field

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Robert Marchetti

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By Robert Marchetti - Coaching Corner

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                The average sprinter takes roughly 50 steps in the 100m and over 200 steps in a 400m. A miler takes approximately 1,000 steps to complete their race and marathon runners can take up to 40,000 steps to do the same. All of these steps are done in a forward direction.

                The same holds true in events such as hurdles and jumps. Competitors are moving in a forward direction in their event, hence the tendency to move forward at high volu...