A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, is a runner who leads a middle- or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a fast time and avoid excessive tactical racing.
A rabbit is a pacesetter for the other runners in a race, someone who sacrifices their own performance for the good of the group.
Animals can be put through their paces in a heap of sports, from horses in elite dressage events to believe it or not pig jumping! But did you know rabbits have their own competition too? It's called rabbit jumping and Tash found out a little more about the unusual sport.
A rabbit, in track and field terms, is a runner hired to lead a race for some portion of the distance to make sure that it is conducted at a predetermined pace. Usually, on the Grand Prix circuit, this translates into world record attempts.
The most notorious rabbit in track history may have been Ben Jipcho, a young Kenyan who set such a fast 400 meters that his countryman, Kipchoge Keino, was able to run a blazing 3:34.9 to win the 1,500 meters at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico.
Rabbit breeds come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and personalities, which can make picking the right one overwhelming. The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) officially recognizes 50 unique breeds, ranging from the playful Californian rabbit to the adorable English Lop.
They Are Most Often Paid A Commission If They Stick To Their Required Times. Pace runners are often paid a commission if they stick to their required times. Pay rates can vary depending on the company, but most pace runners earn between $10 and $20 per hour.
If your rabbit has ever run around the room as fast as they can as though something is chasing them then you've witnessed the bunny 500. This behavior is a happy one and your bunny is zooming around out of pure excitement. Perhaps they are playing with you or a furry friend or are expecting a favorite treat.
To enter into a situation or begin a process or journey that is particularly strange, problematic, difficult, complex, or chaotic, especially one that becomes increasingly so as it develops or unfolds.
“Once upon a time a Tortoise and a Rabbit had an argument about who was faster. soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. The rabbit woke up and realized that he'd lost the race.” The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race.
Races are not something specifically human; races occur in a large percentage of species of animals. You can read in every textbook on evolution that geographic races of animals, when isolated from other races of their species, may in due time become new species.
Where did rabbit rabbit come from? According to the Farmers' Almanac, the phrase goes back to at least 1909, when a British periodical featured a girl who said “Rabbits!” on the first day of each month for good luck. President Roosevelt also reportedly rabbited every month without fail.
Greyhound racing in the United States is a sport and gambling activity. The industry is regulated by state or local law and greyhound care is regulated by the National Association of State Racing Commission and the American Greyhound Council (AGC). The AGC is jointly run by the National Greyhound Association.
a rabbit, esp. a small or young one. slang, derogatorysometimes , offensive. a pretty, appealing, or alluring young woman, often one ostensibly engaged in a sport or similar activity. beach bunny.
By definition, CHASING RABBITS is a totally irrelevant, or being distracted from what you intend to do. "I was trying to write my paper, but I wound up chasing rabbits on Wikipedia for a few hours instead."
It means “to talk volubly, to chatter; to speak or write at length, without saying anything important.” For example, “Someone who 'rabbits' all the time is one who never stops talking.” The term come from “to rabbit and pork”, meaning to talk.
Used especially in the phrase going down the rabbit hole or falling down the rabbit hole, a rabbit hole is a metaphor for something that transports someone into a wonderfully (or troublingly) surreal state or situation.
Laying with head flat on the ground: The rabbit is being submissive and might be requesting to be pet or groomed.
Not to be confused with a boink or a bink, when bunnies kick their feet up while hopping away, this is a sign of being displeased.
It's literally a bunny's happy dance and sometimes will occur when a rabbit runs laps around the room – a behavior that many call “zoomies.” When rabbits display these behaviors, they're showing us that they are full of energy, happy and excited!
When a bunny circles a person's feet or legs, this behavior usually indicates sexual or mating behavior (even when your rabbit is neutered). It basically means “I love you.”
Rabbits explore their environment by sniffing and nudging. It may be a greeting or their first line of investigation. But nudging can also indicate a level of bossiness. Your rabbit might be telling you, “You're in my way!” They may also be trying to get your attention because you're not petting them.
Once someone stops breathing, his body can no longer get oxygen and the heart muscle will die and stop beating, even with a pacemaker. Therefore, the pacemaker will not prevent death and a patient will die from his terminal illness without turning off the pacemaker.
Often, they can be repurposed and used to help someone else. Either way, the crematorium will take care of the pacemaker for you, unless you specifically ask to keep it. If a person has chosen burial, the mortician will not remove the pacemaker.
The US Food and Drug Administration currently prohibits reuse of pacemakers from dead people, in part because of the risk of infection. According to experts, this policy is supported by manufacturers and many physicians.