Department of Kinesiology
Jesus Dapena
Animation of Running
You can download a computer animation of a sprinter running. The athlete is Florence Griffith-Joyner ("Flojo") in the final straight of a 200-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1988. (Raw data provided by Craig McDonald.)
The file is in two formats:
The MOV file has higher quality images.
Students in HPER P391 Biomechanics class: Download the file (right-click above on one of the two links --preferably the MOV link-- and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As"). Then, open the file with QuickTime, which will enable you to use single-frame advance. If the movie does not loop (repeat over and over) when played, click on Movie-Loop. Then use the right and left arrows of the keyboard to single-frame advance in order to watch clearly the motion of the foot (a) relative to the hip and (b) relative to the ground in the last three frames before the foot makes contact with the ground.
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Last updated: April 2004
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