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.
@@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
@@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.
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!
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!
Those men are professionals, they know by heart the pace they have to keep in every split. If he planned his race this way I suppose that he tested it and found that going slower in the first split didn't make him gain in the homestretch. I myself made my best timing on 400 starting hard, slightly decreasing until 300 mark and then trying to keep the pace in the last 100. Every athlete is different
Arguably it’s the second 100 that is important, the first 100 you are using the Atp-pc system. The second 100 is where you switch to glycolysis so that is where you need to worry about fatigue. That’s is y you get out hard, float the back stretch and then start cycling faster. Tyson gay is also 1-2 guy so that system was probably not as good as the others 400 specialists.
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
I was decent at the 400m in high school. I think its important to know your own strengths and weaknesses when running the 400m. I always tried to blast out of the blocks and build up gradually to about the top speed that I could maintain at a consistent pace (my stride). I'd hit my stride at about the 150m then begin my final push to win at about the 275m. I would normally be gassed at about the 375m and rely on momentum, form, and cheering to carry me through the finish line. The last 25m was always grueling. I'm sure there was a better way, but it worked for me. It all really depends on conditioning and genetics.
Oh cool so yall never ran a 400m... if you go out to easy, you have no chance of winning, idc if you have more energy later on...you go out in a 26 I can almost guarantee you ain't running a 52... it doesn't work like that... its more like run the first 200m in 24 flat and maybe finish with a low 52 if you have good latic endurance
@@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
It is that third 100 metres where runners such as Michael Johnson take control of the race. The 1960 Olympic final won by Otis Davis was the classic example of a controlled first 200, a blistering third 100 which enabled Davis to hold off the fast finishing Carl Kaufmann, both athletes sharing the world record.
I normally run the 400m too hard in the first half which is not the best strategy so now I’m working on not getting too hard on the first half then getting faster in the 2nd half.
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.
Something that a lot of people should know about 400 is that for ur first 100m u want to come out hard to give ur self a good head start then when u get to the 200 and 300m u want to start relaxing ur shoulders but keep pumping ur arms and try to keep a nice strive then for ur last 100m start picking up the past and take the race home and that’s how u do it
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
what do you think, is it better for running fast to have long feet or is it better to have short feet from a mechanical perspective? if it is better to have longer feet to load the achilles tendon better?
I'm assuming my track mates are horrible now because,my first ever 400m dash was me full sprinting to the 160 mark,gasing out and trying to continue a float till 300 and than did another power push through will power and somehow got 1st. I'm a little less naive now tho
If u start to run with your right foot being right handed…are u supposed to go right foot left foot all the way or can you switch to left foot right foot during the race? What is mostly recommended ?
@@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?
For this video are you saying we get out a little bit in the 400 m for the first 100m and push on the back stretch a little and start giving it all you got on the 200?
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
I hate the 400 but am stuck on the 4x4 team after I proved to be decent (still figuring out a good strategy).. Headed to the state meet on Friday, here’s hoping for another medal!
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.
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.
Think you have to run the race to your strengths. MJ was a very unconventional but savvy runner who untilized his speed and endurance to win the 400m. Most 400m winners were generally taller than MJ with longer strides. But he went with speed and endurance.
I have lost 3 times in 400 metres run in the annual athletic events in the school times still feel disappoint and sad since from 2016 onwards and feel disappointed through till this ways
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.
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.
@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.
@@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.
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.
Michael Norman may now have the best combo of speed, power and endurance as he closes very hard and now has his peak speed up. He can cruise a 21.0 first 200 and hold the next 100, closing the last 100. If Gardiner is to get him he must "lay down the law" on the 3rd 100 and hope he can withstand the charge of Norman. Niekirk, let's get real is NOT in the conversation. He was great FOUR years ago, but since then is up against it with these two. Kerley I would not put money on as he IMO has issues...
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
this video is incorrect on so many levels. You rather your first 200 to be faster than your last... you want to leave the blocks fast but not die out either. However you’re saying to start off with slow acceleration. The first 50 meters of every race should start off almost as fast as you can go. there’s a reason why the world record holder does that.
@@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 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
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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.
@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
Yea dawg this is just incorrect. Your first 7 seconds are basically free and inconsequential towards the latter half because your body is using a different system. Running a fast 400 is about maintaining speed, not coming home faster than any other part of the 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
This video is the perfect example of the old saying, "easier said than done."
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As a "mid-distance sprinter" in HS I had such a slow acceleration compared to my sprinter friends that I essentially did this strategy on accident.
This 💯
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
"There are a lot of great 350 meter runners, but few great 400 meter runners." Arthur Lydiard
“In contrast this genius accelerates slowly”
1st split 11.3
Mfw that’s faster than any 100 I ever ran.
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.
The 400m is all about pacing and strategy! That’s why it’s the hardest sprint event IMO 💯
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
Coach: You tired yet?
Me: Yes
Coach: GOOD YOU'RE THIRD LEG IN THE 4x4
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
So Tyson still ran a 44.89 and barely lost by a few hundreds. Not bad for a 100/200 man.
true
Not bad, that shit is crazy
Michael Johnson made it look ez. That man never looked like he was struggling on the home stretch.
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.
Every track event is hard in its own way 💯
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
Those men are professionals, they know by heart the pace they have to keep in every split. If he planned his race this way I suppose that he tested it and found that going slower in the first split didn't make him gain in the homestretch. I myself made my best timing on 400 starting hard, slightly decreasing until 300 mark and then trying to keep the pace in the last 100. Every athlete is different
Yeah right
Arguably it’s the second 100 that is important, the first 100 you are using the Atp-pc system. The second 100 is where you switch to glycolysis so that is where you need to worry about fatigue. That’s is y you get out hard, float the back stretch and then start cycling faster. Tyson gay is also 1-2 guy so that system was probably not as good as the others 400 specialists.
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
Butch Reynolds was incredible, just did not win gold at the Olympics so he isn’t remembered as much as he should be.
I was decent at the 400m in high school. I think its important to know your own strengths and weaknesses when running the 400m. I always tried to blast out of the blocks and build up gradually to about the top speed that I could maintain at a consistent pace (my stride). I'd hit my stride at about the 150m then begin my final push to win at about the 275m. I would normally be gassed at about the 375m and rely on momentum, form, and cheering to carry me through the finish line. The last 25m was always grueling. I'm sure there was a better way, but it worked for me. It all really depends on conditioning and genetics.
Sounds like a decent approach
We were taught to "run as fast as you can but relax" until the final turn, when you "hold your form and accelerate through the finish."
99,9% of all sprinters begin to decelerate 100 meters into the race.
Oh cool so yall never ran a 400m... if you go out to easy, you have no chance of winning, idc if you have more energy later on...you go out in a 26 I can almost guarantee you ain't running a 52... it doesn't work like that... its more like run the first 200m in 24 flat and maybe finish with a low 52 if you have good latic endurance
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
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@@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
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Ugh people keep complaining about losing🙄 just win and you’ll be fine smh
"Hmm, yes. The floor here is made out of floor."
It is that third 100 metres where runners such as Michael Johnson take control of the race. The 1960 Olympic final won by Otis Davis was the classic example of a controlled first 200, a blistering third 100 which enabled Davis to hold off the fast finishing Carl Kaufmann, both athletes sharing the world record.
I normally run the 400m too hard in the first half which is not the best strategy so now I’m working on not getting too hard on the first half then getting faster in the 2nd half.
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.
Waiting for ur video man. Thanks alot for making just kind of real story's.
thank you!
2:50 lmao suicidal pace. I love it
very vivid metaphor. i enjoyed it
Something that a lot of people should know about 400 is that for ur first 100m u want to come out hard to give ur self a good head start then when u get to the 200 and 300m u want to start relaxing ur shoulders but keep pumping ur arms and try to keep a nice strive then for ur last 100m start picking up the past and take the race home and that’s how u do it
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.
Summary: Save most of your energy whilst you run 300m, and then at the last 100m, you start to use a lot of speed.
If you referred to the last 100 of a 400m as “self inflicted torture” then what is any event 800m and up mean? 😂
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.
To answer the question in the thumbnail I echo the sentiments of former President Calvin Coolidge, "I choose not to run."
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400m is the Hardest Sprint event. Ant athlete will tell you. Easier said thant done.
No onces gone under 44 sec in 3 Years. That should tell you something.
me seeing this video immediately after my coach takes me out of the 400m open for being too slow...
Ugh wish i knew this in highschool or even college, I was only told to blast out the blocks fast as possible and hang on
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.
what do you think, is it better for running fast to have long feet or is it better to have short feet from a mechanical perspective? if it is better to have longer feet to load the achilles tendon better?
1:27 Tyson split faster in 2010 Jamaica Invitational (10.6) (45.05).. the time comes from PJ Vazel who is an acclaimed coach and statistician.
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
I broke my high school’s 400m record as a senior. This is a great video in my opinion.
congratulations on the new reocord!
I'm assuming my track mates are horrible now because,my first ever 400m dash was me full sprinting to the 160 mark,gasing out and trying to continue a float till 300 and than did another power push through will power and somehow got 1st.
I'm a little less naive now tho
I also ran my 400m PB without too much fatigue
Perfect analysis 🏃🏃🏃
Being that my fast 100 was about 13.5 and my 400 was 55 there was no strategy. I just ran as fast as I could and tried to hold on.
Great result
I do the second one but that’s because my high school starts standing not in blocks so I don’t have quite the means to accelerate so quickly
I might get thrown in the 400 at my next meet and I am mentally preparing for it
Tomorrow I have my second race in high school it's 400 meters I'm so scared about that
how was your race?
Yepii I'm first 🥇 in that race 🥺😘
@@Sethlinidilansa999 great!
this helped me so much
i agree
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If u start to run with your right foot being right handed…are u supposed to go right foot left foot all the way or can you switch to left foot right foot during the race? What is mostly recommended ?
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
For this video are you saying we get out a little bit in the 400 m for the first 100m and push on the back stretch a little and start giving it all you got on the 200?
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
How does he run on the side when he starts
I hate the 400 but am stuck on the 4x4 team after I proved to be decent (still figuring out a good strategy).. Headed to the state meet on Friday, here’s hoping for another medal!
good luck!
Thank you!
So how should excel at running the 400 but using michael Johnson way ?
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.
Bro Michael fr said the same way I’d describe my last 400
This is right. The fastest 400s I've ever ran were a blur. Relaxed and smooth. Overall pace was faster not burning up any part. Adrenaline helps too.
Watch Coach Ernie Clark's presentation at USTFCCCA Convention. The 400 is won, 80% of the time in the first 200m. 90% thru 300.
The coach be saying start fast like it a 60 because it easy to maintain than to increase your speed between the race!!
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.
I sprint the counters
Johnson had to reserve energy becauae he was running 2 different 400M (open and relay) and a 200M. The 200 he actually hurt his hamstring.
And then the people that are on my team sprint as far as they can and then finish at 4 miles per hour
Without pain ? Come on
Did you try?
@@TheWayToWin geuss not !
my way was begging my coach to not run it
what did your coach say?
@@TheWayToWin we settled w
only relays if he needed me
Haha
I was out of energy and someone past me then I somehow ran faster without getting tired and I past him, adrenaline?
0:45
The number on his leg xd
Think you have to run the race to your strengths. MJ was a very unconventional but savvy runner who untilized his speed and endurance to win the 400m. Most 400m winners were generally taller than MJ with longer strides. But he went with speed and endurance.
MJ went with speed and energy efficiency
I have lost 3 times in 400 metres run in the annual athletic events in the school times still feel disappoint and sad since from 2016 onwards and feel disappointed through till this ways
I'm going to try this strategy for the mile. Have the first 400m split my slowest of the 4, and I'll try to negative split every lap
1500 world record was run in negative split
@@TheWayToWin Damn, I'm definitely gonna try it now
Hahaha, the Tyson Gay race was hilarious.
I run a 51 400 and 2:13 800 and this is my junior year I really wanna break 50 this year
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.
I’m low key 400/800 runner! However, I am more of a 400m runner(speed oriented)
Can you tell me what strategy did MJ and by van Neikerk followed on their world record races respectively????
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.
Clockwise and anti-clockwise?
Underrated
This is why I would hate to run against Raheem Benjamin...he is Soo smooth but powerful
don't mess with him
I will break 400m world record
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"almost pedestrian" what a roast
Harsh reality
meh i just send it and don't think about it
Someone is very good shape can do a 400m under 1:30 .... 43 seconds is super human speed !
@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.
First rule for under 43 is not to get injured.
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.
this is why i stopped running the 400
Did he just called the 12s record a pedestrian level😭
Exactly
Funny enough my 200m PB was an hour apart from a 48 s 400m
No way 10.7 is the fastest opening 100 ever for a 400
So your telling me he ran 11.3 and then 10.14 for the second 100m? Seems like the times were calculated poorly.
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? 🤷🏾♂️😂
Michael Norman may now have the best combo of speed, power and endurance as he closes very hard and now has his peak speed up. He can cruise a 21.0 first 200 and hold the next 100, closing the last 100.
If Gardiner is to get him he must "lay down the law" on the 3rd 100 and hope he can withstand the charge of Norman. Niekirk, let's get real is NOT in the conversation.
He was great FOUR years ago, but since then is up against it with these two. Kerley I would not put money on as he IMO has issues...
havent you see gardiner last 100m in 2019
He everybody , first to comment on this video
I doubt the 50% at 100m calculation
The first time i ran the 400 i did the same thing that the first guy did in the video
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.
Jokes on you I don’t really accelerate to a speed I just have 3 settings: walk jog run. My run is slower than their jog, of course 😅
im 9 years old you made my 1min 58 sec 400m to 1min 10 sec
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
Fast and easy doesn’t workout for everyone
this video is incorrect on so many levels. You rather your first 200 to be faster than your last... you want to leave the blocks fast but not die out either. However you’re saying to start off with slow acceleration. The first 50 meters of every race should start off almost as fast as you can go. there’s a reason why the world record holder does that.
i’m 14 and i ran a 57 today is that good
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!
my heart started beating so fast while trying to understand how I need to feel while running. xd
imma just run and see what happens
Wth I got 39.5 at training these man are so sLoW🙄
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😂😂
I believe Wayde should've sub 43 at Rio if he had better pacing
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
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Van Niekerk had a sub43 in him in Rio. He ran out way too hard the first 200m
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
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I ran my PB 400 m while I had the flu 🤣
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Damn!!! Tyson had basically had the ability to brake the record, but his execution as trash. Wow!!!.
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
Yea dawg this is just incorrect. Your first 7 seconds are basically free and inconsequential towards the latter half because your body is using a different system. Running a fast 400 is about maintaining speed, not coming home faster than any other part of the race
800 meter is the hardest
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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800m is worse than the 400m
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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