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Interesting Numbers of Track and Field
Mike Young
Posted: 08 July 2009 02:27 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Track and field is all about numbers. The competition is certainly important (maybe more so) but most people are just as concerned with the numbers- the times, the distances, etc. With this in mind, I wanted to throw out some interesting factoids for you to chew on. Did you know:The average velocity of a top athlete running the 400 hurdles is higher than one running the 110 hurdles?The fastest rec
 
     
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trackspeedboy
Posted: 08 July 2009 01:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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LOL, usain bolt running on the streets and getting a speed ticket wink

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J Kilgore
Posted: 08 July 2009 01:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Jan Zelezny’s world record in the javelin, 98.48m - 323’1”, is longer than a football field (end zone to end zone)

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Derrick Brito
Posted: 08 July 2009 10:24 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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J Kilgore - 08 July 2009 01:23 PM

Jan Zelezny’s world record in the javelin, 98.48m - 323’1”, is longer than a football field (end zone to end zone)

That’s crazy.

The one about hurdles is funny too, though I’m sure the number would be different if 400m hurdlers had a hurdle every 10m.

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