Not many people know what an hour run is. However, there are a lot of competitions both in Russia and in the world at this distance. And they are quite popular. Today's article is about what an hour-long run is and what features of overcoming the distance exist.
What is an hour run
Hour running - running in a circle in a stadium with a track length of 400 meters. The main task of the runner is to run as much distance as possible in one hour.
After 30, 45, 55, 59 minutes, the organizers talk about the elapsed time of the race.
When the hour ends, the command to stop the movement sounds. Each athlete stops at the place where he was caught by the stop command. After that, he waits for the judges, who fix the final position of each runner.
When there are many participants, the competition is held in several races. Several judges are present at the stadium. Each of which counts the laps of certain athletes.
Features of overcoming the distance
The hour-long run takes place in standard 400-meter athletics stadiums. Therefore, it must be borne in mind that you need to run along the first track as close to the edge as possible, so as not to wind up extra meters.
In addition, the closer you run to the curb, the easier it will be for faster runners to overtake you. There may be more than a dozen such overtakes, depending on your speed and the speed of the strongest in your race.
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Most often, the competition is held on a rubber surface. Therefore, there will be a certain novelty compared to running on the highway if you have not run on rubber. In any case, it is better to run in sneakers. Professionals, of course, run in spikes, but it makes no sense to buy such shoes just for the sake of one competition, since running on the highway in them is extremely inconvenient.
Don't start quickly. An hour's run can be compared, depending on your strength, with a distance of 12-15 km. It is this distance that the average jogger runs, so to speak, in one hour.
It is best to define a clear pace of movement and follow it. The first 2-3 km you will be able to clearly track your speed. Then it will be difficult to count the circles. But the main thing is to run at the same pace. And 5 minutes before the end, start adding.
What result should be on the hour run
Unfortunately, as I already wrote at the beginning of the article, I could not find the standards of the sentry on the Internet. Therefore, if someone can do this, then write a link in the comments. I will be very grateful to you and will immediately write an article about the norms of an hour's running.
However, for an approximate orientation, I will write a few numbers.
Haile Gebreselassie holds the world record in hours. He ran 21.285 km in an hour. The Russian record is 19.595 km.
For orientation, if you run 15 km in an hour, then in fact, this is a 15 km run that you covered in 60 minutes. If we turn to the standards, then for the 3rd grade at a distance of 15 km, it is necessary to cover the distance in 56 minutes. Accordingly, if you transfer this time to an hour's run, then the third discharge should be equivalent to 16 km per hour. The second is 17 km, and the first is 17.5 km. This is a rough guideline. Again, I could not find official standards.
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