That's a shawkingly good comment 😏

Thanks for your support man. You're right I gotta stay healthy and consistent and I intend to do both of those things! I appreciate your kind words

Couldn't agree more, the adrenaline was absolutely insane. There's nothing like the energy from a 4x4

Thank you so much! It's probably my new favorite race

Thanks for watching! 💪🏻💪🏻

Thank you! Picking up sprinting is a fantastic choice, I'd love to hear how your training is going and I'm so glad to have been a resource for you. Good luck!

Thanks a lot man, your support through this whole process has been much appreciated. The end of season 1, as I think I am calling it, is coming up fast but I'll keep the content rolling after that. We definitely gave it our all at the end of the season and I am pumped to put out that video on Friday

Finally! I really appreciate the support, thank you and thanks for watching!

I really appreciate the support 🙏🏻

Thanks man I appreciate it!

That would be awesome, I really hope so. Thanks for your continued support!

At least it's not just me 😬. Thank you so much!

Thanks a lot!

Glad to hear it! Thanks my man

How did your running go?

Yeah weather conditions weren't exactly on our side 😅. Thanks a lot!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot man! Had to show up for my team 💪🏻 no way I was gonna lose our spot

Thanks man! Even if not this season I'll get it one day. I appreciate the support!

That's very true. I've taken a long break from posting shorts because I wanted to focus on long-form content instead, but I should really get back to it soon. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thank you! I agree, and in all honesty I TRY to run the open 400m like that. For some reason, when I am in competition, my block starts get completely messed up and I struggle to accelerate. I think I just need more practice and experience since this was my first season racing out of blocks and I only did it a "few" times between indoor and outdoor

Wooo!

Thank you! Took me long enough but I made it there eventually 😅

Unfortunately I'm at the collegiate level so to move on I'd have to qualify for nationals, and to make it right now requires about a 47.9, so probably out of the cards for me this year!

@@SimonShawk5 oh, theres always next year though!

That is very impressive. I think I ran 1:02 as an 8th grader. If you stay healthy and consistent, you could achieve some incredible things by the end of high school

Lucky for you I have them all documented on my channel under sub 48 project! Quick breakdown is speed work -> short distances long recovery, lactate work with varied distances and recoveries but usually 200s with short-ish rest or 300s with pretty long rest, slowly worked down to race pace over the year, and that's the simple version And then a lot of lifting and a bit of speed endurance like 80s, 120s, 150s I plan to make quite a few videos about 400 training in the future because I have been working as an assistant coach for my team and studying this stuff for years so maybe some of that will help you out too

I hope so, that would feel absolutely unreal!

That's definitely possible and I've actually been thinking about that myself some. I'll keep it in mind!

Unfortunately I may not get to run any more open 400s this year 😅 but we will see! At the very least, hopefully my relay splits will keep dropping

The different collegiate divisions have very significantly different levels of performance. Lots of high schoolers could beat my times, for example, as you noticed, but that is because I am a D3 athlete. D3 has much looser recruiting standards and cannot offer athletic scholarships, so the athletes often are not elite. That contrasts with division 1, where the top athletes are often at the level of professional athletes before they even graduate. To be clear, though, there are some absolutely fantastic D3 athletes. It is just less common.

I agree. Something about being in a race scenario really messez up my starts, probably because I don't have much experience using block starts in races and I get nervous/overthink them, so I assume that's why the gap between my splits and my open time is so big, because obviously I get a rolling start in the 4x4 and don't have to worry about the start on the same way

Hey! Cool to hear that you're interested in running collegiately. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. I like Bluffton a lot. Like any school, it has its problems and frustrating quirks. And it is really unfortunate that we don't have an indoor facility, it makes training tough when it gets cold outside (although we just partnered with another university and so we may have access to their facilities next year). My experience was that the people at Bluffton are amazing and that made it worth it for me. Especially the coaches. I don't regret going here at all