What’s the difference between running the 100 meters, the 800 meters and running a marathon? We invited three elite runners to run on the world’s fastest treadmill to find out. nyti.ms/3ieCP4n
We used a super slow-motion camera to capture each runner’s stride and analyze how they run. This helped us show the differences between the running form of a sprinter, a middle-distance runner and a marathoner. nyti.ms/3ieCP4n
We learned from the lab at Southern Methodist University that the force a runner drives into the ground with each foot is the key to generating the right balance of speed and energy conservation in each type of race. nyti.ms/3ieCP4n
Running fast or running far: See more of what we learned about how elite athletes run the different Olympic distances. (Plus, see why nearly all runners hate the 800 meters.) nyti.ms/3ieCP4n
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