Usain Bolt - The 400m Story
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- With such promise in the one lap event a junior runner, was Usain Bolt capable of breaking the 400m world record? Could he have held all three individual sprint WRs simultaneously?
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"I hate the 400" Truer words have never been spoken 😂🤣
He was winded enough in the 300!
Don't forget he relayed 43.7 at the kingston relays. Oh what might have been
We may never see anyone dominate track like this again.
@@TheRunnersOdysseyrunning the numbers, there's no one like Bolt
that’s fucking nuts
Adding an event definitely would have stretched him thin. It's an interesting what if but I have to imagine he would have done it if he thought he could. 400 meter training is very different.
Agreed. Hard training - I was an 800 guy. I don't think there's any way he could have ran all three events at once. But if he switched over and only focused on the 400m after his 100&200 WRs, I think he could have that WR too.
@@TheRunnersOdysseyIt's different but not vastly imo. You're still doing plenty of speed endurance with 200m training.
I think for him to break it he'd have to strategically run the race sparingly and not all the time. Actually running the 4x4 wouldve been good because it's after the individual races and he could've actually got experience
@@user-ze3sg6ix1u Trust me if Bolt was just a sit and kick type of guy he would still out pace nearly all of the other athletes by a significant amount.
I met him awhile back and asked him the question based on another youtube video on the topic. I asked if after retiring from the 100 and 200 he'd be able to continue by doing the slower 400. He said nah the training for the 400 is more intense cause he'd need not only speed but the endurance. He said he was satisfied with what he accomplished and wasnt interested in the 400 at all.
42.75 if he quit the 100/200 after winning everything and focused solely on the 400. That's about what his 100 and 200m WR performance scores roughly equal in the 400m. That 15yo kid with terrible form, bad scoliosis and no tactics running 45.3 in the rain had an almost unfathomable potential in the 400m.
Well said. That's where I put his time too. About 42.8. This may have even been his best event and we don't know it. But the 400 doesn't come with as much glamour.
Bolt ran a 43.58 relay leg in March of 2010. Out of season, not an event he trains for... I would like to have seen him try. Winning Olympic gold in all 3 sprint events is more impressive than winning the 100-200 3 times, in my opinion but is body, his choice.
I find wade breaking all 4 sub second barriers to be insane, and plus has WR in 2 of those.
Van Niekerk was a beast. He trained three times a day between lifts, sprints and mechanical work
Yes if someone wants to be the best at something then they have to train as hard as they can, and live the healthiest life possible
I think Bolt did the right thing, if just say hypothetically he would have focused on the 400, instead of continuing to just focus on the 100 and 200, he might not have as many Medals as he has today. Plus, if you look at the entire history of Athletics in Track, most of the best Sprinters/Track stars in history only excelled in 1 to 2 events, Bolt found his 2 events, and those events were the 100 and 200. Even the great Michael Johnson was a 2 event specialist (The 200 and 400) but Johnson's 100M times were just pedestrian (His career best 100M time was 10.09). I think Bolt was built for 100, 200, and 300, (300 being his max) and anything beyond 300, was hit or miss lol. On a side note, I bet if the 300M was an official Olympic and World Championship event, Bolt would probably also hold the World Record in the 300M just like the 100 and 200. It took Michael Johnson like 6 or 7 attempts to finally break the 31 second barrier in the 300M, and Bolt broke the 31 second barrier in just 1 attempt lol.
For sure, I think he would have had less medals if he switched to the 400, and he would have had to sacrifice the 100 and maybe 200. But what's more impressive: 8 olympic gold medals, or 3 individual WRs in the 100, 200, and 400?
@@TheRunnersOdyssey That's a great question, which is more impressive, winning 8 Olympic Gold Medals, or owning 3 World Records in 3 different individual events. For me, it's tough, because I don't just look at those 8 Olympic Golds, I look at all of his Gold Medals across all major international competitions, and Bolt won a Record 23 Gold Medals across all major competitions, not just his 8 Golds at the Olympics. But, if we are just talking Golds versus having 3 World Records in the 100, 200, and 400, I honestly am taking all his Golds and total Medals over the 100, 200, and 400. Even Bolt himself said numerous times, that he values his Gold Medals over any of his World Records, and he said the reason for that is, Records come and go, but you can never take away his Medals. Prime example, Jesse Owens, he no longer holds any World Records, but nobody will ever forget his 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Great post. It's a strong point you make about Bolt himself wanting golds over WRs.
@@TheRunnersOdysseyRealistically thought if you have 3 WR in three events you're likely going to have at least 8 medals lol. Because now he has the addition of the 400 and the 4x4
@@user-ze3sg6ix1u I think he would have had to drop the 100 and 200 though if he wanted to run his best 400.
Bolt's first 100m of his WR 200 were also faster than his 100 record time if memory serves. The relation between the two distances would make a great video, but if not the fact we saw such performance continues to be unbelievable.
Wow. I didn't know that about the first half of his 200m.
I think his 100m WR will last longer than his 200m. 0.11 than the next fastest.
In my opinion, if Bolt actually aggressively trained for the 400, he would have gone sub 43. However, he then probably wouldn't be as fast in the 100, and I kind of like that 9.58. LOL
Would have loved to see him move to the 400 after the 9:58.
@@TheRunnersOdyssey I agree, but if he did, there's a good chance he wouldn't have won that 3rd Olympic Gold medal in the 100m, and honestly, 3 Olympic Golds in the 100m is a record that may NEVER be broken.
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Would love to hear more about his dream of pursuing football (soccer)
True! Imagine trying to cover him as a defender.
Check out the video "Why Usain Bolt Failed As A Footballer" by Jayse
@@gxdxr nice 👍
No, he hated the 400 training and his body couldn't do it, he had intense physio after each training session just to help him to be able to walk
Maybe this is something to consider - that his body would be to injury prone to train at this distance.
I do mention half way through that he hated the 400m.
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@@TheRunnersOdysseyWonder if this had something to do with him having one leg slightly longer than the other.
@@grahamstrouse1165 I read about that. Maybe. It sounds like this leg problem may have helped him run faster.
he had scoliosis and one leg was longer than the other@@rfjohns4452
He woulda owned at the 400m his top speed is ridiculous. So he would just have to work on endurance.
Exactly. I think that's a huge advantage. Look at when he runs heats leading up to finals - makes it look like a jog.
400 metesr and 800 meters both seem to intimidate sprinters. Jeremy Warner should have moved up to 800 instead of quitting running.
Yes! he would have had all the records in all three distances. He mentioned the building of lactic acid in 400 sprints, I am sure thats why he didn't like it. It is hard to get over that barrier.
Totally believe he could hold records on all 3.
I always said that he could be the only bad that could break the 100 200 300 and 400 record I think he could have done it
Will we ever see someone get WR in all 3 or all 4 if you include 300 meter, probably not
I don't think so either. This was the guys with the best chance.
400m - no! Long jump - may be!
I never thought of that!
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400 m hurdles is way worse than the flat 400, haha
I bet. The steeplechase is the same in middle distance.
He would not be breaking the 400m WR, maybe break 44 and an Olympic finalist. Just like 60m or even the long jump people say he could have been great at, but 100-200m is his optimal distance.
I'd love to hear what Bolt believes he could have run in the 400m.
Usain Bolt got very impressive 400m times despite him being sprinter priority
Agreed. And those times were run while he was still in high school.
lol the 400 i a sprint.
Bolt would ran a sub 43 400 if he wanted it as bad as he do the 100/200
Agreed. He likely would have gone under 43 if he was a deticated 400 runner. My best guess is a 42.8.
Another Jamaican sprinter will accomplish all 3 events with spectacular times. In due time …..🕢
I'd love to see it!