Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Olympic Sprinter vs. Olympic Marathon Runner
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How you approach running technique is different depending on the distance/discipline you are racing.

The footage here highlights exactly that.

We have Jeremy Wariner, who is an Olympic 400m runner. The speed here is 9.09 m/s (20.34 mph).

On the right, we have Jared Ward, who is an Olympic marathon runner. The speed here is 5.70 m/s (12.8 mph).
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Raw footage credits belong to: TCU Locomotor lab, Dr. Laurence Ryan, and the SMU Locomotor Performance Laboratory