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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Medal Detector Subject: RE: Did letsrun ever come to an agreement about stepping on steeple barriers? Body: It's not about what is fastest for one barrier, it is about what is most efficient for 28 of them (not talking water here.) If you are not a good hurdler, step the barriers. Hurdling to be faster is like taking a 10 minute 3k out in 65 because it's faster. Especially at speeds it takes to run over 10 minutes you don't have the momentum to clear the hurdle efficiently which means you will be need to surge to each barrier to hurdle it. It is absolutely false to say if you can put your foot on it, you can hurdle it. It is also false to say there is a greater force coming down from steeping a hurdle than from hurdling. Both statements lack a basic understanding of physics. Even nine flat guys or better should always have stepping the hurdle as an option if the approach isn't desirable. The energy to clear a hurdle is far greater than to touch it. (This is why there is a rule that you cannot intentionally hit hurdles in the 110s.) It's quicker to crash through than to actually clear them. Stepping is the same principle. I hurdled when I was young and quick. now that I am older and somewhat slower, I step all of them. I also tell the 8 and change guys I work with to step if they don't have a good approach instead of making a huge leap to get over. (None of this applies to women's hurdles at 30 inches.) Almost every female steepler has an inseam over 30" so they don't need to lift their center of gravity to clear a hurdle. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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