Many have heard such a not very clear word "stayer". Who is this? What does he do? Not everyone knows the answers to these questions. Someone will remember that the name is somehow connected with sports: athletics or cycling. Someone will argue and say that with psychology. So who's right?
Who is a stayer
So, for most, a stayer is a long-distance runner. But nowadays the term is used much more widely.
The word itself came to us from the English language. Translated stayer means "hardy person." Perhaps this is the most important and basic characteristic that fully conveys both the character and the way a person acts. For the first time, the term began to be used specifically in the sports field to refer to athletes specializing in long distances. First in athletics, and then in other sports. Now stayers are called not only runners, but also cyclists, skaters, etc.
What distances stayer runs
In athletics, it is customary to divide all distances into short, medium and long distances. The latter include running for 3000,5000, 10000 and more meters. Marathons and half marathons are completely separate types of disciplines and they stand somewhat apart. Attributing them to stayer distances is a mistake. The 42-kilometer cross run is run by special athletes - marathon runners. Thus, long distances are considered from 3000 to 30000 meters. Competitions are held, as a rule, in stadiums with a special coating. Runs from 10 to 30 km are more often on the highway. Cross country can also be held.
Stayer: technical features, distance running
The sprinter uses toe runs, but not the long distance runner. This creates an extra load on the ankle, and the muscles get tired faster. As a rule, during a long run, the foot is placed on the front part, and then the whole is lowered. The arms are bent at a right angle or slightly sharper, the body is slightly forward.
When running, it is important to correctly distribute the forces so that it is enough for the entire distance. Therefore, uniform running or with uniform acceleration is used. The finishing spurt is made on the last lap for 200-300 m at medium distances and for 300-400 m at distances over 3000 m.
What is the difference between a stayer and a sprinter
2 different types of runner differ not only in the technique and tactics of running and the length of the distances. There are also a number of physiological differences. This determines which distances will be more successful for a person. Those who think: “If an athlete runs excellently 1500 m or 3000 m, then he will easily run a hundred meters, the distance is less.” 100 m stayersthey usually don't run very well. And this is connected with this.
Sprinters work better with fast fibers that do not need oxygen for metabolic processes. This is an anaerobic load. The muscles work quickly and efficiently, but soon get tired, because in the absence of oxygen, energy reserves are quickly consumed.
Stayer is someone who turns on slow fibers, where the metabolism takes longer. Plus, oxygen is used for redox processes. The body experiences aerobic exercise. Energy consumption is lower, but the speed is less.
Another important difference is that sprinters and stayers use different muscle groups and train their different qualities to overcome the distance. The physique also varies greatly, which is very clearly visible in competitions: 100m athletes go pumped up, with relief muscles, and 3000m and more - lean, literally skin and bones.
Sprinter and stayer are not only in athletics
The concepts of "stayer" and "sprinter" are so firmly established in everyday life that they are used not only in sports. Now such concepts exist in psychology. They represent strategies for behaving in daily life and for achieving a goal.
Stayer is someone who is able to work at the same pace for a long time. It distributes the load evenly, literally paints by the hour. It also works evenly, at a strictly defined time, as they say, from bell to bell,diligent. The distribution of forces is similar to distance running. The stayer will take a long time to gather and adjust before he starts something new, he will make changes gradually, but, having started, he will not quit.
Sprinters, on the contrary, prefer to act on a wave of enthusiasm, performing huge amounts of work in a short time. They can drag out to the last, in order to turn mountains in just a day or two. In life, they act in the same way: they abruptly start something new (for example, change the daily routine), but after a while it is already difficult for them to adhere to the established rules. And they lose interest and quit.
Of course, sprinter and stayer are 2 extreme points. They are rare in their pure form. And in life, you need to use both tactics in order to succeed. On the one hand, you need to be able to make a breakthrough in order to start something new, on the other hand, you need to calculate your strength so as not to abandon a brilliant idea in a couple of days.
