Explain how change in blood flow to a runner's muscles helps him to run.

An increase in blood flow to the skeletal muscles means that more glucose and oxygen is delivered to the muscles via the blood. These are both needed in aerobic respiration to produce ATP/ energy for muscle contraction. 

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