The Awesome Daily - Your daily dose of awesome
TRENDING
  • About
  • DMCA
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
  • Funny
  • Photography
  • Animals
  • Art
    • Design
  • More
    • Food
    • Science & Tech
    • Life
    • Heartwarming
    • Community
    • Fashion
    • Memes
    • Tattoos
    • Travel
The Awesome Daily - Your daily dose of awesome
No Result
View All Result
Home Science & Tech

How to run faster. The aerodynamics of running explained

Ana Maria by Ana Maria
January 5, 2020
in Science & Tech, Trending
0
how to run faster
7
SHARES
898
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

2020 is upon us and we’re all working on our New Year’s resolutions, right? Good health and good spirits should be top of the list for everyone. But for those of you who want to improve more, we thought we’d give you a few tips on the aerodynamics of running and how to run faster in 2020. This might be good for your cardio, but also for your self-esteem, goals, and achievements. We’ve looked up and down and found some engineering principles which can help you optimize your running process in this new year. From the wind resistance to wind speed and clothing, all these factors can influence your aerodynamics and, in the end, your running.

how to run faster

Harke/Wikimedia/Pixabay

How do the principles of aerodynamics influence your running

By the end of last year’s the world has seen another marathon world record. Eluid Kipchoge ran 26.2 miles in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds. That means he kept an average pace of 4 and a half minutes per mile. That is quite mind-boggling. It was the first time a human being had run a marathon in less than 2 hours. However, this world record is not valid because he and Nike had used some aerodynamic techniques that are still not allowed. The official world record is still held by Dennis Kimetto who ran the standard 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 57 seconds, in Berlin, in 2014. Still, your mind stays at Kipchoge and Nike’s results, right? Let’s break down their scientific approach to the aerodynamics of running.

how to run faster

pixabay

How did Kipchoge and NIKE break the world record of running?

Kipchoge had a team of 8 rotating pacers who ran in a delta formation in front of him. They were the ones who took the larger part of the wind resistance and allowed Kipchoge to run right through the fluid streams trailing off the runners ahead. The formation kept a constant 2-hour pace for Eluid. Specialists estimate that this saved 1 minute and 30 seconds for Kipchoge. In running, this is huge!

In front of the runners in Kipchoge formation was a car that was keeping the exact same pace all throughout the marathon. What the car did was keep the same exact pace for all the runners and also create a massive draft effect for the arrow-shaped running formation to run through. So, basically, Eluid Kipchoge had the minimum wind resistance possible all throughout the race, was able to keep the exact pace and location all along.

So, these were the two basic components which helped Kipchoge run a marathon in less than 2 hours. What can we learn from here? Well, there are a couple of things that can help us run faster in the future.

how to run faster

READ ALSO

32 Pictures of Service Dogs You Need to See to Believe

The 15 Most Unusual Strange Jobs In The World That Will Make You Say Huh

pixabay

How to use aerodynamics to your advantage when running

You need a constant pace; maybe you can try running with a friend who’s more experienced than you and ask him to help you keep the pace you want to finish in. Trailing behind another runner can help you keep a constant speed rate all throughout the run. Any good aerodynamic technique will help you save about 2 minutes from a 2 hour run time. That is about 1.6 percent of improvement. If you want more, then there are a few other things to take into consideration:

  • If you have long hair, you might want to braid it
  • Wearing ultra-fitting clothes will help much more than you expect
  • Wear a camelback if you want to wear a water bottle
  • Shave your legs (it sounds funny, but in the long run it can help save some time)
  • Shoes are really important! You need slim, lightweight shoes

how to run faster

pexels

We know you might not be a professional runner and you might not be training for a marathon, but if you’re a running aficionado, then these techniques will definitely help you achieve more for your personal success. This is how to run faster in 2020. We wish you the best year yet!

Via Interesting Engineering

ShareTweetPin7
Previous Post

Bipolar artist fights to end stigma through her mental health art

Next Post

17 Ideas That Seem Like Stroke Of Genius When You’re Drunk

Ana Maria

Ana Maria

About Ana Maria: Ana Maria is an editor for The Awesome Daily publishing articles about anything that is interesting and awesome! Ana has many years of experience both as a content writer and editor in various popular online magazines.

Related Posts

32 Pictures of Service Dogs You Need to See to Believe
Animals

32 Pictures of Service Dogs You Need to See to Believe

by Awesome Daily Staff
March 6, 2023
0

You cant not get emotional when watching these pictures

Read more

The 15 Most Unusual Strange Jobs In The World That Will Make You Say Huh

31 I See Stupid People Memes That Will Make You Feel Better About Yourself

33 Of The Best Food Puns of All Time

61 Anime Tattoos Gallery For Some Japanese Ink Inspiration

33 Cool Clocks That Will Show You The Time In Creative ways

Next Post
drunk ideas 1

17 Ideas That Seem Like Stroke Of Genius When You’re Drunk

  • 62 of The darkest Jokes Ever Told Online | Dark Humor Jokes

    62 of The darkest Jokes Ever Told Online | Dark Humor Jokes

    1434 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 31 Mexican Word Of The Day Memes That Are Funny In Every Language

    253 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Funny Ways To Answer The Phone? Hello??!! We have plenty!

    239 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 16 Young Models And Their Controversial First Steps In The Fashion Biz

    1 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 18 Funny Google Translate Tricks To Make Google Say Hilarious Things

    3 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The Clock Spider Is The Most Terrifying Urban Legend I Ever Heard

    4 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 100 Funny Names That Are So Unfortunate They’re Actually Genius

    3 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
35 Funny Crocs Memes That Will Make You Never Wear Them Again

35 Funny Crocs Memes That Will Make You Never Wear Them Again

March 28, 2023
25 Funny Vet Memes That are Cuter then the Pets

25 Funny Vet Memes That are Cuter then the Pets

March 25, 2023
55 Funny Pictures to AirDrop

55 Funny Pictures to AirDrop

March 19, 2023
  • Entertainment
  • Trending
  • Life
  • Food
  • About
  • DMCA
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
  • Advertise
  • Give Us Feedback
  • Sitemap
  • Editorial Team
cropped-alony-media-logo-done-1

The Awesome Daily is part of Alony Media.

No Result
View All Result
  • About The Awesome Daily
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • DMCA
  • Give Us Feedback
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Subscribe
  • Thank You For Subscribing
  • The Awesome Daily Editorial Team

© 2022 Theawesomedaily.com.