Dr. Sporty Worty (regular sports column)

In today's column, Dr. Sporty will explain the origins of steeplechase.

Well, steeplechase first started out in England in 1978 with the invention of the running machine by none other than Mr. Steepleworks. His invention, which later resulted in an Olympics Sports, was named after him as the 'steeple'.

Before we ask ourselves what are steeples, have you ever wondered what are the white bars running along the length of the track doing? Well, they are the track that the steeple operates on.

At the start of the race, the steeple is placed on the 'rail'. After the race has started and the last runner has crossed the first 100m, the steeple moves into action. Moving at a constant pace, the steeple will try to overtake as many runners as possible till the last one standing. Of course he is the winner duh! Alternative you can try to lap the steeple, resulting in you winning the race too but sadly not many people are able to do it.

That's it for the week!