Run Africa Run Research Paper

Research into the relationship between physiological variables and running performance has been variable. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between 5k running performance and a number of physiological variables in a group of 11 trained club runners (Age 21.451.63yrs, Height 175.092.77cm, Weight 67.865.12kg). The athletes underwent a laboratory treadmill test to determine their maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and running velocities at lactate threshold (v-Tlac) and blood lactate concentration of 4mM (v-OBLA). Running performance was determined by a 5k time-trial on an athletics

Their determination, a great athlete will have to work their hardest. Depending on the sport they will need the strength, speed, and stamina to run longer than anyone

Stamina - Stamina is required as players need to run for 20 minute quarters, with very little rest in between.

He sees the validity of this claim, however, declares that this only gives limited knowledge, in that there is much more to this. There are many other factors factoring into athletic performance, not simply genetics. With this, he shows how these athletes followed the 10,000-hour rule, demonstrating that deliberate practice was needed to perform as well as they did. These athletes dedicated large amounts of training and dedication in order to reach the success they did. This success was not simply achieved due to their genetics, it was rather nurtured through their practice. While Gladwell believes in the idea that blacks are generally better athletes than whites, he also believes that hard work is the most important thing for someone who wants to be good at a sport. His theory is that hard work and drive are more important than someone’s race when it comes to being good at a sport, in that athletic ability does not always come down to physical ability. There is no clear explanation of why and if certain races perform better than others. Ultimately, Gladwell believes there is more than one factor that contributes to

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On the other hand African American and female students alleged that African American athletes are more competitive and have a different playing style (Sailes 1993). From relevant literature it has been found that the statement made on how athletes are not academically smart enough compared to the average student is proven incorrect due to a number of the following studies illustrating a positive correlation between the increased amount of physical activity being associated with higher academic performance, as well as positively influencing concentration, memory and classroom behaviour (Trudeau & Shepard 2008) (Eitle & Eitle 2002) (Bailey 2006) (Coe et al

Many times the men had stressful lives outside of running; they would use running to get away from the stresses of life. Not only did they overcome mental challenges, but also physical challenges, which were a constant struggle. One quote in the novel that shows this is when Roger Bannister said, “but feeling rejuvenated. He needed to reconnect to the joy of running, to get away from the tyranny of the track.”(14) To emphasize the mental challenges they faced Wes Santee shows a perfect example. Wes Santees father did not support his running career and believed he should help his father out on their farm in Kansas. Running was freedom to Wes due to the amount of stress his father put on him about maintaining their farm. If Wes did not succeed in his races like his father hoped, his father punished him. These actions drove Wes to become a better runner and he eventually overcame the mental barriers set by his father. Each man worked to achieve his goal and that meant doing track workouts. Many track workouts for the men were grueling and strenuous this is an example of physical challenges they faced. In the long run, the workouts got them to their best performance. Each of the men endured training throughout their childhood and young adult years to train their bodies and mind to be the best they could

The Scramble for Africa, taking place nearly three decades after the Berlin Conference regarding Africa, was an event where several, major European powers attempted to colonize areas in Africa. As European powers tried to enforce this imperialism, they were met with heavy resistance from the Africans, violently and non-violently, however some chose to give in to European demands; Document 5 is an example of the violent resistance from the natives of Africa while Document 2 shows non-violent resistance by co-operating with the British, and Document 1 gives an example of submission to the British through a contract of sorts. The Berlin Conference marked the beginning of the “Conquest of Africa”. This conquest partitioned Africa into territories

“He certainly doesn’t get it from me,” I say grinning from behind the zoom lens of my Cannon Rebel T3 digital camera, used to hearing this about my dark haired, eldest twin son. Despite the fact that his 4 feet, 10-inch frame made him the shortest Panther on the field, he was by far the fastest. “Give me a 5k or 10K and I’ll run happily, but can’t sprint to save my

That day he won four events, set three world records, and he tied a fourth record all in forty-five minutes. He tied the world record by running the one hundred yard dash in nine point four-seconds. He then broke a world record by jumping twenty-six feet eight and one quarter inches in the long jump. Later, he finished the two hundred twenty yard dash in twenty point three-seconds for another world record. That same day, he broke a third world record by finishing the two hundred twenty yard low hurdle race in twenty-two point six seconds.(Shwartz 1) He was so outstanding at track and field, that during his junior year of college he won every single one of the forty-two events in which he competed. Three of those events were Olympic trials for the 1936 Olympics (“About Jesse Owens” 3) guarantying that he would be going to Berlin to compete for a medal.

Today I would like to inform you about the benefits of running, along with the different formats of running races, both in high school, and out of high school.

In September of 1994, Mo landed his education at a secondary school named Feltham Community College (Farah and Andrews 39). It was there that Mo met the man who changed his life (“Mo Farah,” Contemporary par. 5). Alan Watkinson, the gym teacher at Feltham, quickly picked up on Mo’s amazing talent of speed in gym class (Farah and Andrews 49). The way Mo was able to slice his way through cross country courses even while wearing deficient shoes made Alan feel that Mo was something special (“Mo Farah,” Contemporary par. 5 ). Alan realized that such talent needed to be nurtured with care (“Mo Farah,” Contemporary par. 5). He quickly got Mo involved in the local athletics (running) club which at the time was called, Borough of Hounslow (Farah and Andrews 57). It was there that Mo built his foundation for his future career. Mo later on said that without “Alan [Watkinson] [he] would have never been able to take those first steps towards [his] Olympic dream” (Farah and Andrews 65). Alan was was almost like a replacement of Mo’s father, guiding and motivating him every step of the way ( ). Running made Mo “feel like that [he] was a part of school life,” even though football was his passion (Farah and Andrews 52). He used running at the local athletics club to take his mind off the troubles in his life, eventually working his way to official meets ( ). At age 13, Mo competed in his

Another piece of text supports that “ A race is like a work of art” paragraph 12. It presents how we can enjoy our running with our minds and our bodies. Our minds are engaged with our bodies, they work in unity and one can’t be more valuable than the other. The author emphasizes that “ I get choked up when I see a kid, or anyone else fight hopeless odds… with a dream in the heart, a gleam in the eye, and a goal in mind” paragraph 14. This is a significant piece of text that the author expressed that completing a race is not necessarily just about having a fit body but it’s about reflecting mental courage to fight for

The location of a person 's center of gravity affects the speed that their feet are moving when they reach their final destination,the ground, thus resulting in either a faster or slower end time.(Rowan, 2010) Each step a runner takes is basically like falling except the athlete breaks the fall when their foot hits the ground, and they repeat the process again. The faster they are able to repeat the motion, the faster they reach their destination, which in most cases is the finish line. So the feet of an athlete with a higher center of gravity will hit the ground a lot quicker than someone with a lower center of gravity- a longer torso. (Rowan, 2010) The reason black athletes are so much faster, is in their belly buttons.The navel, or belly button, is the center of gravity of the body, and given two runners or swimmers of the same height, one black and one white, what matters the most is not the total height but the location of the belly-button, or center of gravity on the athlete.(News One, 2010) A black athlete’s shorter torso benefits them on the

Between 1987 and 1997, Kenyan runners of the Kalenjin people emerged victorious in nearly 40% of all the major international middle and long-distance races across the globe (“Diet of Kenyan Runners” 1). Since then, Kenyans have continued to dominate the running circuit in races from Boston to Nairobi. Just last month, Dennis Kimetto of Kenya smashed the world-record marathon time by an astounding 26 seconds in Berlin (“How did Dennis Kimetto Smash the World Marathon Record?” 1). Scholars of physiology and medicine have become convinced that within the next decade, the first human ever will be able to achieve a marathon time of under two hours. The research question that my Fulbright proposal hopes to address is “Why does Kenya produce some of the greatest runners in the entire world?” My proposal will utilize a variety of research methods that will seek to answer whether the people of Kenya have a genetic predisposition to running success or if they are socialized into a culture