block start
Race beginning stance
A block start is the crouching stance runners take before a sprint, feet braced against angled blocks bolted to the track.
The position allows explosive forward drive when the gun fires.
Block starts are standard in races up to 400 meters: She practiced her block start until the motion was automatic.
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- crouchLow bent-knee stance
- raceCompetition of speed
- trackPath or monitored route
- track meetAthletic racing event
gun · whistle · lane · explosive · explosive power · burst · launch · trigger · ready · get set · set · go · athlete · position · on your marks · tense · coiled · acceleration
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- Sprintingsprint, dash, 100 meters, 200 meters, 100 meter dash
- swimming movesbackstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, dive