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Running the 400-meter hurdles requires strategic rhythm, but it’s over so fast you just might miss it.
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There are few single events that demand as much skill as the 400-meter hurdle race. Olympians need to have the speed of a 200-meter dash runner, the endurance of an 800-meter runner, an understanding of rhythm, and, of course, the ability to efficiently clear a hurdle.
Various techniques can make or break a race. If you jump too high, you’re wasting time and energy; too low and you collide with a hurdle. Even if your technique over the hurdles is perfect, you can’t win if you don’t have the speed. Former Olympic hurdler and (until very recently) world record-holder Kevin Young helps us break down the rhythm of the 400-meter hurdles.
Correction: Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young's record at a Diamond League meet in Oslo, Norway on July 1 - not at the Olympic Trials.
For more:
hurdlesfirstbeta.com/
trackstarusa.com/
www.runnersworld.com/
www.britannica.com/sports/hur...
www.nbcolympics.com/news/trac...
McLaughlin + Warholm’s record-breaking races:
olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/0...
olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/0...
Studies:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20703...
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