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@@TheWayToWin and the word was with God

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@@TheWayToWin And the word was God.

@@immanuelwalden8274 He was with God in the beginning.

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I can run 57 but I can only just break 14 haha. I am more a 1500m/3000m guy

I was a 1600m/800m guy but my coach saw me run one 56s 400m my junior year and he did not let me run the mile ever again. I started running 400m/800m and started doing sprinter workouts and running recovery days with the distance team my senior year and got down to a low 52s in the 400m.

I am completely the opposite, 60m is already to long, i can get my top speed at around 30 meters

I'm more a 10m guy

Thats like the highest level right?

@@immanuelwalden8274 you'd get recruited by a pretty decent college on a scholarship if that was your time. After that it's a matter of shaving time off as much as you can. 10 point something is olympic worthy, 11 point something is more like collegiate level basically Edit: I was off, check the replies

@@Elliottklassen pretty sure 10 point something opening 100 meters split for a 400 is definitely Olympic worthy 💀

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@@tHatGuYdubs 11.0 seconds is quite slow 4 college standards. Elite high school sprinters r running low 10s. Jamaican high school sprinter I notice have been running 10.11, 10 13, as ,10.2 as juniors/sophmores..... 11.0 would not get u a college scholarship,; it would not even get u on the elite high school teams. I know this because I was a college athlete(sprinter)on scholarship yrs ago(1983-1987) and back then u would not even get noticed running 11.0. The cut off point 4 good programs was about 10.5 & 10.7 for div. 2 scholarships. These days the standards r higher. I know 4 a fact because I have a college prof. 4 several yrs with close affiliation to the track program.

why not fourth?

@@TheWayToWin I would be dying if I was even a part of the 4x4

@@fiction4041 imagine having to run that after the open 400 and 100 I do it every meet :(

@ThatOne 4x800 9:20, 800 2:29, 1600 5:24, 3200 11:44, I'm a freshman by the way doing this all in one meet

Tbh, the 4x4 ain't that hard, and it's honestly kinda fun

And pain, so much pain....

no! The foundation is always raw speed. The guy with the highest topspeed has a clear advantage. speedendurance is important but raw speed is even more so. I would recommend to hit your target flying 100m times at first. Van Niekerk has a sub 10s 100! This is the proper base to run the 400 in sub 44s. I'm sure he was able to run a flying 100 in 9s flat!

@@Leonidas-eu9bb This is why I think Norman has a big chance of sub 43, Great top speed and huge stride

I agree! You’ve gotta get out very fast, but not too fast, let off the gas while maintaining, then properly turn it back on with the right pace to utilize all the energy/speed you have without moving too slowly OR using too much energy to survive!

@@stevie586 the hardest part about the 400m is always being at suicide pace, you to find a golden ratio for speed and maintenance

But the 400 is definitely one many wouldn’t do

@@mrcream1461 nah the one people dont want to do is the 2 mile

@@tofuwu_ after my last track meet. Yeah I would take the 400 any day over the 2 mile.

It's your competition that makes it hard not the even itself

As a miler/2-miler, I feel like the 800m is one of the hardest track events, along with 400 hurdles and steeple

He was just getting warmed up

@@dennisrobinson8008 facts!

If he had some next to him in the home stretch (everyone was 50m back) he would have a WR that will never be broken.

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Not bad, that shit is crazy

Yeah right

atp-cp? and anaerobic glycolysis.

nah

Yes, it is too simplistic to talk about depleting a single battery as the video does, there are 2 anaerobic energy systems (or batteries) being used here so both should be considered in any strategy.

ATP reserves generally don't even last the full 100. My trainers always said that you should blast the first 50m, then start lifting up and lengthen your stride, float the back straight, "accelerate" through turn 2 and hit the gas to the finish

Sounds like a decent approach

99,9% of all sprinters begin to decelerate 100 meters into the race.

Ugh people keep complaining about losing🙄 just win and you’ll be fine smh

"Hmm, yes. The floor here is made out of floor."

very vivid metaphor. i enjoyed it

your 2nd 200 will never be faster than your first 100 in a 400. Whether you take the race out fast or slow, it will hurt. Just don't strain yourself on the backstretch(2nd 100). Keep the same speed you had coming off the first turn. It;'s easier to maintain speed than reaccelerate in a race.

Facts. Michael Johnson’s own advice is to get out as hard as you can. Idk what this guy is talking about.

i need a technique when running the 400 got any advice ?

@@bluea5951 for training, run workouts for speed such as 5x150m full sprint with rest, another day needs to be fore special endurance (fighting latic acid) so do 3x300m at full speed with rest... once you learn to run the 300m, the 400 isn't much different. Basically my "race plan" is to get out hard, gradually come up, maintain that speed and run relaxed (but it should still feel fast, efficiency is key)... then once you've focused down the backstretch, give it all you've got entering the last turn... mid way through it, things will get painful, but you have to keep that power in your stride and breath through it, pumping your arms and relaxing your face

@@chrono5128 Ayo thanks

@@bluea5951 yeah for sure... what I've found is that its all about training to run fast efficiently and then gut it out

thank you!

Why don't they do the same in longer races?

This is high school coach advice. How much further can you run after a 100m finals race? I’m sure it’s not 300m.

No onces gone under 44 sec in 3 Years. That should tell you something.

The problem is that what this dude is saying only works if you have elite speed, for me it’s the same, to run a 51 (my pr in hs) I had to take the first 50 meters at almost 100%

I was thinking the same thing. Although I was an 800 guy. I can promise in my 10 years of running the 800 my final 200 never once was faster then my first 200. I think it is kinda the nature of the 800 to go out fast because positioning matters so much without assigned lanes. It was always a strategy of let’s go out and run a solid first 400 and whoever slows down the least on the second lap will win.

And that's why you guys produce slow times. Watch Dave's Wottle Olympic Final or Yuri Borzakovsky.

@@TheWayToWin I think I unintentionally switched to a more conservative strategy for my 4x4 legs and would run up to 2 seconds faster than my open. Maybe this is why.

Blasting out of the blocks accomplishes two things: the last 100 becomes hell and you become scared of running.

congratulations on the new reocord!

OK thanks. That is even worse pacing.

Kerley also (2019 Diamond League Shanghai (44.81) splits courtesy of Omega Timing)

@@nsxperformance Sorry for the misunderstanding, but did you mean he also split 10.6 for 100m?

Really??? Let me know if you can find that race I’ve looked everywhere for it. Thanks

how was your race?

Yepii I'm first 🥇 in that race 🥺😘

@@Sethlinidilansa999 great!

lol, experd

It's not so much the distance, as the intensity that counts. You run 400m at 90% or more of your full sprint speed. And that energy system is only good for about 40 seconds before your body starts to break down. Races that are more aerobic (800 and up) use a more efficient energy system. I'm not saying those events are painless, but it does depend a lot on your aerobic fitness and how well you pace yourself. With the 400 the fatigue is guaranteed because of the way we respond to prolonged anaerobic energy use. No one can run even 300m all out like a 60m without serious pain and slowing down. 400m pain is a step below that.

@@afamobi93 No one can run even 60m all out.

@@TheWayToWin Some people don't even get to full speed at 60m, where did you get that from?? The first energy system used in a sprint I believe is called the creatine phosphate cycle, it might be called something different but whatever. Anyways this system lasts up to 10 seconds, and for an all out sprint lasts at most 7-8 seconds, and atleast 5 seconds. So using basic math that means the sprinters with the most efficient creatine phosphate cycle can continue accelerating till around 7 seconds, which by then is past the 60m if you're an elite level sprinter.

@@gameslayer404 Well said.

i agree

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Great result

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you're supposed to lead off your running with your dominant leg. Generate more power in your start

@@speedygaither3695 ok but what about after the start? Is it better to keep running right foot/ left foot or switch to left foot/right foot after the first step?

@@denniperez8028 you shouldn’t be thinking about what foot goes first just run don’t over think

You wanna get out as fast as you can in the first 50m, transition to cycling and float phase until the 250 ish spot. Don't slow down drastically, but don't be running it like a 100m. Then you turn it up on the 250 part and the last 100m is all out. I'm pretty sure that's a good way to describe it

what did your coach say?

@@TheWayToWin we settled w only relays if he needed me

Haha

The coach with the beer belly who also teaches sex ed.

You actually should run the first 50 fast so that you can take advantage of the free ATP energy source (ATP-phosphocreatine system)...It's only good for about a 5 second sprint so it's better to use it than lose it.

First 50m should be a smooth and fast drive then accelerate a little more at each 100m getting stronger and faster along the way. The last 100m, shorten your steps slightly so that your feet hit the ground more. A car can't drive if the wheels are off the ground. By allowing your feet to hit the ground more in the last 100m, you accelerate faster in the home stretch.

Did you try?

@@TheWayToWin geuss not !

MJ went with speed and energy efficiency

1500 world record was run in negative split

@@TheWayToWin Damn, I'm definitely gonna try it now

don't mess with him

Try to relax in the first 100. I don't mean holding back, do everything you did before, just try to make it more relaxed. Don't rush. You will easily break 49.

@Everyday Good Vibes 90 seconds x 4 = 6 minute mile. Many people in average / good shape can't run a 6 minute mile. A 6 minute mile would be slow for an above average in shape person!

@@michaelhorner6804 400m isn't a mile though. Your 400m pace should be much faster than your mile pace. 6 minutes for a "normal" human being is decent for a mile, it mean you're in shape. The 400m equivalent may be like 1:05 or something though. Idk the exact time, but 1:30 is not someone in good shape.

@@richardgallimore5976 I think you are correct. I have a 5:56 mile and 1:04 400m, so it is something along these lines

@@stevespyder Damn, that's impressive. I hope at 60 I'm still in that good of shape. I used to run 50.xx in my late teens/early 20s. I want to get back into track and break 50 seconds, I'm 31 now, which isn't really an excuse, 31 is for sure still young enough to run sub 50 if I put in the work.

injuries don't just happen, there is always a reason

@@TheWayToWin Yes of course, some injuries could be avoided and some Murphy's Law takes over.

Wayde ran way faster in his first 200m than MJ for sure. MJ was a lot smoother and finished stronger in the latter half. The difference between their records came in the 2nd 100m. Wayde ran 9.7 and MJ was around a 10.1. Safe to say that MJ used the second strategy and Wayde used the first.

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Harsh reality

Exactly

havent you see gardiner last 100m in 2019

That's exactly how he ran

@@TheWayToWinI looked at some more stats and it looks like your probably right

First 100m he was stationary (ie. Blocks); Second 100m was a fly (ie. full momentum); Have you ever run a "fly" on the track? You're always going to be faster.

@@kylejones5739 I literally said I was probably wrong lol. Also 11.3 to a 10.14 cant just be chalked down to a fly... Its partly race strategy

@@Gpdragon99 I mean I’m only a USATF certified coach with 20+ experience and 20 years of running... what do I know? 🤷🏾‍♂️😂

how was it?

@@TheWayToWin on the last 100m mentally i tried to keep my pace but physically my legs wouldn’t work, weirdest feeling ever

​@@jordancampbell6873 metaphorically speaking, you ran out of money and wanted to get things for free.

Nao sei dizer se seu tempo foi bom ou ruim,mas olha o meu com 14 anos corri em 54,94 e quando corri como michael jonhson corri os 400m em 50,63 ate hoje esse e meu recorde pessoal

Wayde’s 400 was perfect in Rio. Hé had a 2 secondes differential betweetster his frist and second 200m

@@matthijsboesmans8441 Yes, his pacing was good, but I know it can be better. He doesn't usually run his 400ms the way he did that day. That's why I believe he can go faster

@@khumokwezimashapa2245 how would his pacing Shoud be better.

@@khumokwezimashapa2245 do you knop Jacques borlee( coach of de borlee brothers,sacoor,....)he said That he could not Find any mistakes in his 400m and that it was perfect. And he definitly nows much more about Athletics toen you and this stupid youtuber, because al the talent belgium had in the 400 and 4x400m is because of Jacques Borlee

@@khumokwezimashapa2245

When I was your age (1975) I was running around 55 seconds. Keep it going and train really hard. You WILL improve.

@@gary1961 yessir

Well I'm 15 and going 51 to put it in perspective

@@nathangarrett9954 Excellent. It shouldn't be long before you break the 50 second barrier.

@@FoeTrav that's good keep it up!

You better be joking lol

I’m a super sayan I’m not joking ✌️

@@akorn5800 still am not sure if you're joking but i'm assuming you are.

@@forrestgump8717 bruh that’s nearly impossible someone who can run a sub 10secs 100m would have to sprint the whole 400m.

I am lol😂😂

If he had run smart, he would have crossed the line in 42.7

@@TheWayToWin Exactly. Was insane he even ran 43 range let alone near sub43 with that pacing

W

His 200m PB is 19.58 almost a second better than that of Butch Reynolds. Tyson Gay could easily go sub 43 with proper race distribution, considering his incredible elastic strength and phenomenal speed.

​@@TheWayToWin Wow. He wasn't even at his very best then. I think his Season bests were 9.83 and 19.72 before this race. Correct me if I'm wrong.

@@khumokwezimashapa2245 you are right

@Track Nation Oh yes you're right. It was 9.84. I haven't watched that video in a while. From what I remember it showing 9.83 for a while before showing 9.84

@@TheWayToWin I don't mean to bash on you too much because I still respect that you are looking at the event from outside the box, but no. Tyson Gay could not go sub 43. The 400 is all about speed endurance (holding really close to top speed for as long as you can). Athletes like Gay whose natural strengths are more suited to shorter sprints could execute a perfect race and still not break 45 because they're just not built to. You talk about accelerating in the second half of the race, but if you have that much energy left you will be too far behind the rest of the field. There's no kick in the 400, only being able to hold on better than anyone else

It is just longer

@@TheWayToWin hate to break you the news but the 800 is undoubtedly the hardest most painful race

@@nathangarrett9954 I agree. When you run it wrong it becomes that hard. At the same time if you try to run a marathon the same way it will be even harder.

@@nathangarrett9954 agree, 400 will at least be over quite quickly when it starts being brutal, 800 slaughters you for quite some time. Though i feel the maximum muscle fatigue is less in 800

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Definitely

400 hurdles is worst than both lol

@@kylejones5739 Give me any of those over the fricking pole vault. How in the hell they do that .......?

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