How does running make it possible to jump further?

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Does it make your knees “springier” or something?

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Because your sideways velocity is combined with your vertical velocity. It doesn’t meaningfully affect your veritical velocity, but since you’re already moving laterally when you leave the ground you go further before you land.

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