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To: steve86

I was a sprinter and hurdler in college. I attended on scholarship but no where near as fast as Bolt. I do recall I would often be the only White guy in a sprint or hurdles race.

Tracks really make a difference. We had an asphalt track and that is mostly what we ran on. I remember one year at the Florida relays they had a new track which was very spongy. It was so different that it messed up my steps between hurdles. I was able to maintain 3 steps but had to chop my steps just a bit.

On an asphalt or even dirt track, my steps came just naturally. That is why most hurdlers are around 6’1” or 6’2” and have a 31 or 32 inch inseam.


6 posted on 07/05/2012 10:17:18 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog
That is why most hurdlers are around 6’1” or 6’2” and have a 31 or 32 inch inseam.

Of course, you're referring to 110M high-hurdlers. I stood next to Edwin Moses once at Disneyland. He was maybe 6'2" or so, but his inseam must have been 37-38". All legs. God just made him to be an intermediate-hurdler. Most extreme example of that I've ever seen personally.

10 posted on 07/05/2012 10:48:05 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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