COOPER 1.5-MILE RUN/
WALK TEST
eQUipmenT
• Measured1.5-mile(2.4km)distance,ideallyona0.25-mile(400m)track
• Physician’sscale,stadiometer,orequivalentelectronicscale
• Stopwatch
• Individualandgroupdatasheets
• MicrosoftExcelorequivalentspreadsheetprogram
Find the group data sheets for this laboratory
online at
LaboratoryManualForExercisePhysiology.
Figure 8.2 presents a traditional 440-yard or 0.25-mile track, in which each
straightawayandcurveis110yardslongandhalfofeachlengthis55yards.
Distancetraveledmaydifferslightlydependingonthetrack;therefore,when
performingtimeddistances,makesuretounderstandthevariouslengthson
thetrack.Forexample,becausea400mtrackis2.5yd(2.3m)shorterthan
a440-yardtrack,asubjectperforminga1.5-milerunona400mtrackmust
go14m(15yd)beyond6lapstocompleteamileandahalf.Similarly,when
50 m
(55 yd)
100 m (110 yd)
100 m
(110 yd)
50 m (55 yd)
Figure 8.2 Dimensionsfora400m(440yd)track.
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