After Ed Jackson, Brian Stopher and Nick Anderson had put us in 6th position after the third leg Chris Thompson set off on the last leg over a minute off the lead, 49 seconds off a silver medal and 42 seconds off bronze. Google
I felt that he thought I wanted to run the last leg for the glory. BNCB
In addition, the increased strength provided to an athlete through resistance training may give him/her a performance boost during the very last leg of a race where many endurance athletes sprint to the finish line. Google