Abstract
In Track and Field, sprinters such as Usain Bolt undergo wind resistance or drag forces during a race competition. Athletic clothing and shoes help reduce drag of a sprinter. Eyewear, which is used to block glare and harmful UV rays, have not been studied to determine their impact on aerodynamic drag. It is possible that these sprinter goggles could contribute to extra drag, or they could be designed in such a way to actually reduce drag and improve a sprinters time by 10ths of seconds. In this thesis, air resistance of a sprinters head is analyzed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to determine the drag force while running with and without Eyewear.