Run-up (sport)
The start-up is mainly in track and field but also in other sports a phase of fast running , in which an athlete's speed increases rapidly to the final speed. For this, quick strength is required and expended.
application
- in athletics:
- Triple jump
- Obstacle course , as a starting point for overcoming obstacles
- high jump
- Javelin throw
- Sprint , but the run-up should be finished here as quickly as possible
- Pole vault , here the run-up must end at a certain point and the jump must begin
- Long jump , here the run-up must end at a certain point and the jump must begin
- Figure skating for dance figures or for speed skating , but the run-up should be finished as soon as possible
- Paragliding at the start
- Artistic diving and high diving (partially)
- Show jumping
- Apparatus gymnastics , in various disciplines such as jumping and floor exercise , sometimes the run-up ends on a wooden springboard
Another meaning in marathon running is the slow start of running, called running.