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Investigating the Mechanics of the 100 Metre Sprint  

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Investigating the Mechanics of the 100 Metre Sprint In this assignment, I will be investigating the way in which an athlete run a race of 100 metre and also I will look at other different possibilities such as when an athlete accelerate or decelerate during the race. The course is a track of 100 metres in length and I decided that I would not take into account the wind variation in this model because of lack of information. So therefore I assume that there is light wind that will not affect the time. Before my research I always thought that sprinters run as fast as they can for the whole distance of the race. But in my researches using the Internet and books, I found out that sprinting is a skilful activity just like football kicking and tennis. Such activity must be practised constantly to retain or improve an...

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