Athletic training device and method
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1. An athletic training device comprising:
- a main control unit and at least one finish line unit, the main control unit and the finish line unit coupled via a communication link; and
the main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal a race start signal simulating an actual event starting condition and a random time period between the pre-race start signal and the race start signal, the main control unit further arranged to time a race event, the race event comprising a time period extending between the race start signal and a race finish signal, the race finish signal being generated by the finish line unit and coupled from the finish line unit to the main control unit.
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Abstract
An athletic training device includes a main control unit coupled to one or more finish line units via a communication link. The main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal and a race start signal simulating an actual race event starting condition. The main control unit further arranged to time the race events, to determine reaction times and to measure weather and/or atmospheric conditions and to store all these as training statistics.
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23 Claims
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1. An athletic training device comprising:
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a main control unit and at least one finish line unit, the main control unit and the finish line unit coupled via a communication link; and the main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal a race start signal simulating an actual event starting condition and a random time period between the pre-race start signal and the race start signal, the main control unit further arranged to time a race event, the race event comprising a time period extending between the race start signal and a race finish signal, the race finish signal being generated by the finish line unit and coupled from the finish line unit to the main control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An athletic training device comprising:
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a main control unit and at least one finish line unit, the main control unit and the at least one finish line unit coupled via a communication link; the at least one finish line unit arranged to detect a crossing of a finish line by a training athlete, to generate a finish signal and to communicate the finish signal to the main control unit via the communication link; the main control unit arranged to provide a first pre-race start signal, a second pre-race start signal, a third pre-race start signal and a race start signal including a fixed time period between the first pre-race start signal and the second pre-race start signal, a first random time period between the second pre-race start signal and the third pre-race start signal and a second random time period between the third pre-race start signal and the race start signal; the main control unit further arranged to time a race event, the race event comprising a time period extending between the race start signal and the race finish signal, and for saving a race event elapsed time as a training statistic; and the main control unit further arranged to determine a reaction time, to measure weather and atmospheric conditions and to store the reaction time and weather and atmospheric conditions in association with the race event elapsed time as training statistics.
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18. A method of simulating a race event for training purposes, the method comprising:
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initiating a race simulator; generating from the race simulator a pre-race start signal; determining within the race simulator a random time period, and pending for the random time period; generating from the race simulator at the expiration of the random time period a race start signal and concomitantly initiating within the race simulator a timer; generating at a finish line unit a finish signal, communicating the finish signal to the race simulator; responsive to the finish signal terminating the timer; and recording, within the race simulator training statistics, the training statistics comprising at least a race event time, the race event time being an elapsed time as measured by the timer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An athletic training device comprising:
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a main control unit and at least one finish line unit, the main control unit and the finish line unit coupled via a communication link; and the main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal and a race start signal simulating an actual event starting condition wherein the main control unit comprises a detector arranged for detecting a leaving of a start position by a training athlete, the main control unit further arranged to determine a reaction time, the reaction time being a time period between the race start signal and the leaving of the start position by the training athlete, the main control unit further arranged to time a race event, the race event comprising a time period extending between the race start signal and a race finish signal, the race finish signal being generated by the finish line unit and coupled from the finish line unit to the main control unit.
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21. An athletic training device comprising:
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a main control unit and at least one finish line unit, the main control unit and the finish line unit coupled via a communication link; and the main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal and a race start signal simulating an actual event starting condition, the main control unit further arranged to time a race event, the race event comprising a time period extending between the race start signal and a race finish signal, the race finish signal being generated by the finish line unit and coupled from the finish line unit to the main control unit, and the main control unit further arranged to measure weather and atmospheric conditions and to store the measured weather and atmospheric conditions. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An athletic training device comprising:
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a main control unit and at least one finish line unit, the main control unit and the finish line unit coupled via a communication link; and the main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal and a race start signal simulating an actual event starting condition, the pre-race start signal comprising a first pre-race start signal, a second pre-race start signal and a third pre-race start signal, the main control unit arranged for providing a fixed time period between the first pre-race start signal and the second pre-race start signal, a first random time period between the second pre-race start signal and the third pre-race start signal and a second random time period between the third pre-race start signal and the race start signal, the main control unit further arranged to time a race event, the race event comprising a time period extending between the race start signal and a race finish signal, the race finish signal being generated by the finish line unit and coupled from the finish line unit to the main control unit.
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