A sprinter’s power output is observed to peak during the first second of the race

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Problem

100\,\text{m}

sprinter’s power output is observed to peak during the first second of the race, yet the average power for the entire

10\,\text{s}

run is considerably lower. Explain this observation in not more than two sentences.