My last article in June on How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m was left open ended where we concluded there are many ways to improve that final straightaway. Mike Hurst coached Australian sprinters to qualify for five consecutive Olympic Games (1980 Moscow to 1996 Atlanta), and he contributed … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m, Part 3
Improving 400m
How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m, Part 2
My last article on How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m was left open ended where we concluded there are many ways to improve that final straightaway. There were a few good comments, but every coach has their own methodologies and secrets. And experience. Mike Hurst coached Australian … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m, Part 2
How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m
I have a reader who has trained for the 400m and has seasonal PRs of 12.0 and 24.0 for the 100/200m, but recently ran the 400m in 53.8 with 200/300 splits of 25.4 and 38.6 (i.e. last 100m in 15.2) (NOTE: electronic times rounded up for simplicity in mathematical equations) At this point of … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m
