Racerunning

Racerunning ^[1] is an athletic discipline for disabled athletes or 'racerunners'. Athletes use a running bike, a three-wheeled frame with a saddle, body support and most notably, no pedals. Athletes run over distances similar to other track and road running disciplines; 100, 200, 400, 800metres as well as 10kilometres, half and full marathons.

The sport of racerunning^[2] was founded in Denmark in 1991 by Paralympian Connie Hansen and present international racerunning coordinator Mansoor Siddiqi.

References

↑ "About Race Runner". Racerunner. CPISRA. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
↑ "What is racerunning". International Racerunning Organisation.

Athletics events

Track

Sprints	50 m 55 m 60 m 100 m 200 m 400 m

Hurdles	50 m 55 m 60 m 80 m 100 m 110 m 300 m 400 m

Middle-distance	800 m 1500 m One mile 2000 m steeplechase 3000 m 3000 m steeplechase Two miles

Long-distance	5000 m 10,000 m One hour run

Relays	4 × 100 m 4 × 200 m 4 × 400 m 4 × 800 m 4 × 1500 m Distance medley relay Sprint medley relay Swedish relay

Field

Throws	Discus Hammer Javelin Shot put Weight throw Softball throw

Jumps	High jump (standing) Long jump (standing) Triple jump (standing) Pole vault

Combined

Road

Running	5 km 10 km 15 km 10 mi Half marathon 25 km 30 km Marathon Ekiden

Walking	10 km 20 km 50 km 50 mi 100 km

Current Olympic events shown in italics

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