tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13306522.post1461048399282963112..comments2023-11-02T01:44:50.012-07:00Comments on Adventures of BruteForce: Random Thoughts on the OlympicsBrute Forcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10214183612902971524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13306522.post-62088389324219236552012-08-02T11:53:09.126-07:002012-08-02T11:53:09.126-07:00For track they have the triple jump, which is 3 ju...For track they have the triple jump, which is 3 jumps but the way you do them is controlled (either right right left, or left left right, never 2 footed). That's kind of like a custom running event.<br /><br />There are 2 heights/distances of hurdles, and then there's the steeplechase with not only an immovable hurdle, but water after it.<br /><br />There is also race walking, which is pretty much the same thing as running awkwardly (running while leaving a foot in contact with the ground at all times).<br /><br />The thing about running is that running different distances is so specialized by now that they don't need different types to let other experts have a shot at winning. The guy who wins the 100 is not going to have a shot in hell at anything over 400 (and you either do 100-200 or 200-400). In swimming, since it's so physically taxing anyhow, even the shortest races have an endurance element so you can be good in all but the marathon (swimming marathon in this context - the running marathon is already clearly different than even the running 10k).<br /><br />It would be pretty awesome to see someone not do a front crawl during a freestyle swimming event. Just some completely random stroke that nobody ever thought of before.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689353337965574738noreply@blogger.com