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Miguel Ángel Vargas
Miguel Vargas (born 8 November 1957) is a Costa Rican long-distance running, long-distance runner. He competed in the Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres, men's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References 1957 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Costa Rican male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Costa Rica Place of birth missing (living people) Central American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica Central American Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica 21st-century Costa Rican people 20th-century Costa Rican people {{CostaRica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-distance Running
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two different types of respiration. The more prominent side that runners experience more frequently is aerobic respiration. This occurs when oxygen is present, and the body is able to utilize oxygen to help generate energy and muscle activity. On the other side, anaerobic respiration occurs when the body is deprived of oxygen, and this is common towards the final stretch of races when there is a drive to speed up to a greater intensity. Overall, both types of respiration are used by endurance runners quite often, but are very different from each other. Among mammals, humans are well adapted for running significant distances, and particularly so among primates. The capacity for endurance running is also found in migratory ungulates and a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
