Project 2: Runner Guide

Example of a split table

You will have three days to do this project.  No group may be bigger than three people.

Runners need to understand their SPLIT times in order to train effectively.   The idea of a split is to chunk a race and figure out the acceleration and average velocity of time intervals.

We will use a car that is pushed as our model for the runner.  You will create a Logger Pro graph, and figure the acceleration and average velocity of at least 5 intervals.   Based upon the data you receive, you need to develop a recommendation of how a runner that ran this race should change his or her strategy over a period of weeks so they can run on a  a) flat course or b) a course that has a series of 3 hills on it (you can specify which is biggest, medium, and smallest)

You will turn in:
* a logger pro graph
*five intervals of data, showing calculations
*a list of recommendations for the runner


Rubric for Grading:

5 points:   Logger pro graph that shows evidence of acceleration and deceleration over a period of 6 or more seconds.
10 points:  Data intervals, including labeled variables and correctly calculated average velocity and acceleration
10 points:  The meaning of the split intervals
20 points:   List of recommendations for the runner based on a set of conditions you choose (either a) or b))
5 points:  Quality of the presentation/creativity
http://www.runsplit.com/rsa5.htm
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Why_You_Should_Run_Negative_Splits.htm