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Description

Longer toes and a unique ankle structure provide some sprinters with the burst of acceleration that separates them from other runners, according to biomechanists at Penn State University.

Summary

Longer toes and a unique ankle structure provide some sprinters with the burst of acceleration that separates them from other runners, according to biomechanists at Penn State University.

Subtitle
Some runners have a leg up on the competition
Duration
1:30
Publishing date
2009-12-03 17:12
Link
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usnewssciencediscoveries/~3/S_-41dlDjvw/65996
Contributors
  National Science Foundation
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Enclosures
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usnewssciencediscoveries/~5/KtMwsQYiF7w/sprint_condition.mp3
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