Knowing Mid-distance Running Schools, Do These Engineerings During The Race

Illustration of medium-range running (Unsplash/@jonathanchng)

YOGYAKARTA - Medium-distance running is one of the categories in the sport of running athletics. There are three categories of running that are distinguished by distance, namely short-distance running, medium-distance running, and long-distance running. The category is contested in the Olympics, which is the largest international sport in the world.

Medium distance has a distance of 800 meters and 1500 meters, reported by the official website of the International Athletics Federation Association (IAAF). Although the distance set for the Olympics is two, the 300-meter run is also in the medium-range category.

The running competition itself has a long history that has existed since ancient Greek times. How is its history and what are its techniques?

The race has existed since ancient Greek times around 776 BC. Running has actually become a daily activity for ancient peoples to survive, such as looking for food and avoiding wild animals.

Initial history took place around 490 BC when a soldier named Pehiddipedes was assigned to leave Greece to Athens as quickly as possible. The distance he had to travel as far as 25 miles or 40 km. Unknowingly, Pedipedes created a marathon running sport. Run the marathon was then included in the Olympics starting in 1896.

Meanwhile, in the Americas, The Boston Marathon was held in 1897. Then the US began to hold a marathon Olympics in 1909 for Thanksgiving and Washington City's birthday.

The running sport has been brought into Indonesia since 1930 by the Dutch government. However, the running sport had dimmed during the Japanese occupation. It was only in 1946 that this sport was revived by forming a government-owned body.

Indonesia is one of the countries that is quite active in running sports, especially in the PON (National Sports Week), SEA Games, and Asian Games.

Medium-distance running has its own technique as well as other running categories. Movement and coordination of steps are the key to medium-range running. The starting technique used is a stand-up start.

Here are the techniques in medium-range running that can be tips for those of you who like running.

There are three kinds of techniques that can be applied when approaching the finish line, namely body-turning techniques, carrying chests, and continuing to run.

That is the understanding of medium-range, history, and techniques that need to be done. Stamina and breathing are very important in this sport.

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