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What are track sprints?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

You sprint for 100m. and see what time you get.

Track sprints (aka wind sprints) are used by runners for building endurance and response times, in the hopes of shaving a few precious fractions of a second off their competitive finishes.

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