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Sports; Track and field

Can refer to two different features of a shoe; the first is the construction of the shoe or the way the shoe's upper is attached to the midsole. There are three major types of construction: board ...

Second wind

Sports; Track and field

Feeling of more energy and less effort some runners feel after 15-20 minutes of running

Set

Sports; Track and field

The starter’s second call to runners to rise into their starting position and get ready to run.

Shin splints

Sports; Track and field

Lower leg injury where there is pain along the shin bone; usually caused by excessive pronation or weak shin muscles; treat with ice and stretching and strengthening exercises; can lead to stress ...

Skinfold callipers

Sports; Track and field

Process of determining body composition where several folds of skin are measured for thickness and then used to calculate percent body composition

Slow twitch

Sports; Track and field

Type of muscle fibre (cells which compose the muscles) which contract slowly but can perform for a long time

Special preparation

Sports; Track and field

After general preparation, where to training focus stays as building a foundation but also moves towards specific training

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