2006-08-15 03:31:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics
My guess is:
Most people are right-handed. Therefore, for most people their 'master leg' or their stronger leg is their right leg.
In a track event, one of the runner's leg - the outer leg is required to exert more force during each turning. Therefore a runner can run more effectively and faster if his master leg is chosen as the outer leg.
With the above consideration in mind, and in order to benefit most runners, the right leg is standardised as the outer leg, which means that runners have to run anti-clockwise.
2006-08-15 04:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by wysely 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You can run what ever way you want but in track meets and that kinds of thing u run Counter Clockwise
2006-08-15 03:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You run ant-clockwise because the IAAF rule book states that the direction of running will be with the left-hand inside.
2006-08-15 05:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by rt11guru 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man, I'm so sick of seeing this question. It's at least the 5th time it's been posted.
The "reason" is mainly symbolic, although the IAAF rules have stated for decades that races are be run "counter-clockwise."
The symbolic reason is that it represents running "against" the clock.
2006-08-15 05:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No genuine answer, yet to the folk correcting him on anti/counter clock clever, anti-clockwise is genuine, and utilized in England. very solid question nevertheless. Counterclockwise is western.
2016-09-29 07:14:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we run to the right not to the left. we're right handed not left. we see right not left. we set right foot forward first not left. RIGHT WAY of life not left. Got it? HAHA
2006-08-15 03:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by savio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SIMPLE ... ALL RACES ARE RUN AGAINST TIME
2006-08-15 05:15:05 · answer #7 · answered by thickskin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋