The term career has two absolutely different meanings from each other.
Sports race
On the one hand The name of the race is the name of the sports competition in which the participants of the same have as their final objective to fulfill the trajectory, previously stipulated, in the shortest possible time.
Obviously, in this type of sport, the race is always against time, since what will be tried incessantly is to break an existing time record or create it, for this reason, the first obstacle to overcome will be to do it in the shortest time. possible to ensure first place with respect to the rest of the competitors that someone faces.
The sports career requires, to those who practice it, an important physical preparation, that is, what those who do this sport will have to work the most is in order to obtain resistance in terms of speed, since without this Correct preparation, surely, it will be very difficult for them to succeed in this sport.
The route that is traveled in a race can be traveled in different ways, on foot, in vehicles or in animals and with respect to the route, it may be contested from beginning to end according to the previously chosen route or in different segments called stages or sectors. .
Although running is a sport widely spread throughout the world, it is even common for in each country some sports brands to organize important running tours in which both professionals and amateurs can sign up, without a doubt, the race in Vehicles, such as the cases of Formula 1 or Paris Dakar and turf (animal racing) have become two of the most important and profitable sports practices along with football and tennis.
Then, we can find different types of career, below we will refer to some of the most popular in the world ...
Sprint race
At the request of athletics sprinting It is one of the shortest foot races and one of the most widely used in practice. It consists of running as fast as possible a certain distance, which may be 60, 100, 200 or 400 meters.
It should be noted that the athlete who deploys this race on the track is called sprinter.
When the sprinter is at the start to start the race, he will do it semi-incorporated, on fixed supports on the track known as studs, in order to pull by pushing with his feet against the starting block.
Obstacle races
It is another type of very widespread careers. They are also on foot, but they differ from the previous ones in that the athletes must comply with the established route, overcoming the obstacles that appear along the way and of course, they must do so in the shortest possible time. Normally, the distances to be covered are between 2000 and 3000 meters. It is worth mentioning that the physical demand of this type of race is really important since jumping over obstacles implies greater wear and tear.
Horse race
Better known as turf or horse ridingIt is also another type of career widely practiced throughout the world. The race is run by the yoke and his horse, who must travel a certain distance on the track and of course do it in the shortest time possible in relation to their competitors.
A singular and characteristic issue that accompanies this type of races are the bets that are generated from them. Players bet a certain amount on a certain rider and horse. They are usually contested at racetracks.
Origin of the race
The first records that exist about this sport go back to Ancient Greece, which as we know was a time in which man dedicated an important portion of his time to the cultivation of the body and sport.
Academic career
But We also use the word career to designate the different academic courses that are taught in a university and that serve for people to specialize in a profession. Once the respective course has been approved, the person who takes it will obtain a professional title that will enable him to perform in this or that professional activity.
For example, medicine, law, advertising, public relations, are some careers that are dictated in the houses of university studies. The careers normally last between four to five years and the degrees that can be obtained after successful completion include: doctor, graduate, among others.
