The Evolution of Running

Presented by the Kinesthetic Group

 Training and Workouts
● Workouts have changed a lot since Zamperini’s time
● People believed running hills would damage the athlete’s heart
● More knowledge about the human body nowadays and athletes have
coaches and nutrition specialists
 Health and Nutrition
● Stretching and strength training are important parts of physical exercise
● Stretching loosens muscles, improves flexibility and prevents injuries
● When stretching, the muscles and joints are moved
● Engaging in exercise with tight muscles can cause injury
● Use the ten percent rule to increase mileage when running
● Different types of food are used for different bodily functions
● Olympic runners need between 5,000 and 8,000 calories for exercise
The Evolution of the Running Shoe

1960 1976

1940s 1974 1979 Present

Louie Zamperini Mini Track Meet - Order of Events

-Group Warm Up

-Break off into stations

-work on form

-stretch and do some core workouts

-learn about relays and baton exchanges

-Relay Race

-Closing Ceremony
 Running Fun Facts
● The cheetah is the fastest land animal (70 mph) and the garden snail is the
slowest land animal (.03).
● Usain Bolt ran 27.8 mph at the World Championships in Berlin (2009) and is
considered the fastest man alive.
● The oldest person to run a marathon was Fauja Singh at 100 years old.
● The fastest woman alive is considered to be Carmelita Jeter who ran the
100m in 10.64 seconds (The fastest woman of all time is Frances Griffith-
Joyner who ran the 100m in 10.49 seconds)
● Louie’s fastest time for the 5000 time would not even qualify him for the
olympic trials today