Running Vocabulary
Across
- 2. A run of 6.2 miles.
- 4. Done pre-physical activity to prevent injury and prepare muscles for exercise.
- 6. A run of 3.1 miles.
- 9. When muscle glycogen stores become depleted and you feel fatigued.
- 11. A 26 mile race.
- 13. 'Runners High' Intense feeling of happiness or excitement.
- 14. Record WR
- 15. Athletic contest with 3 or more events (ex. Run, Bike, Swim)
- 16. Ability of a shoe to resist excessive foot motion.
- 17. Refer to running or other exercise at an intensity that gets respiratory system working harder than normal rates.
- 18. Running at full speed, over a short distance.
Down
- 1. Consistent or continuous speed in walking, running, or moving.
- 2. A run where you are preforming at the point your muscles start fatiguing at a rapid rate.
- 3. Hormones secreted in the brain and nervous system causing many physiological affects.
- 5. Two day long athletic event.
- 7. Running at a steady, gentle pace.
- 8. Ability to move joints through a full range of motion.
- 10. Short jog of five to twenty minutes to prepare muscles before physical activity.
- 12. Slow running or jogging done after work out to cool down muscles and rid them of lactic acid.
- 16. The length of steps you take is measured by a large or small ______.