Why Is It Easier for a Runner to Move the Recovery

question 3

Multiple Choice

Why is it easier for a runner to move the recovery leg forward more rapidly when it is flexed than when extended?

• A) mass of the leg is greater when it is flexed
• B) mass of the leg is less when it is flexed
• C) moment of inertia of the leg is greater when leg is flexed
• D) moment of inertia of the leg is less when leg is flexed

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