Let's review the 2024 Woman's 400m Roma European Championships. To me, it was one of the greatest 400m races that year, male or female. We already know the outcome, but let's have a deeper dive in analysing the splits & race execution. Let's see who has the great 200m speed and speed … [Read more...] about Why a Fast First 200m is Critical to 400m Success
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David Rudisha: 800m Training, Splits, World Record
Believe it or not, I missed the Olympic 800 meters in the stadium, and I didn’t even watch it on TV. Why? Because I was attending a private coaching clinic with Jessica Ennis, Toni Minichiello and Mick Hill. I’ll be posting that 60 minute interview shortly on this Blog, so stay tuned. David … [Read more...] about David Rudisha: 800m Training, Splits, World Record
London 2012: Why Yohan Blake will Beat Usain Bolt
This article was posted 5:00pm BST, 3 hours before the start of the Men's 200m semi-finals. I am going to make a bold prediction, and that is Yohan Blake will beat Usain Bolt at the 2012 London Olympic 200 meters on Thursday night. Here is my reasoning (logic?). To calculate your 200 meter … [Read more...] about London 2012: Why Yohan Blake will Beat Usain Bolt
When is the next sub 44 400 meters?
I’ll get to the point. 400 meter supremacy is cyclical, and it’s a very exclusive club. Forget about the first white man to run 100 meters under 10.00. When will see the first non-American to break 44 seconds for the 400 meters? Will it be Kirani James? Luguelin Santos? Heck, when will we see … [Read more...] about When is the next sub 44 400 meters?
Alactic Speed Work Training for Short Sprinters
This article is written by James Smith of Athlete Consulting LLC. Visit www.powerdevelopmentinc.com for more information. James also wrote Other Uses of the Globus SpeedCoach EMS last month. >> Click here to purchase Applied Sprint Training. Alactic Speed Work The Most Vital Training … [Read more...] about Alactic Speed Work Training for Short Sprinters
400 meters: Comparing Senior, Junior & Youth Results
Thanks to Steve P for pointing this out. The chart below shows the 2011 IAAF A & B standards, and the number of male and female, Junior and Youth athletes who made either standards. What does this tell us about the 400 meters? First, note how the men’s 400m standard is doubled best 200m time … [Read more...] about 400 meters: Comparing Senior, Junior & Youth Results
Training for the 400 meters: A Retrospect
One of the earliest papers I read on 400 meter training was written by William Black from the 1988 Winter edition of TRACK COACH. You can download the PDF here (168Kb). The paper talks about the physiological factors of performance in the 400 meters, and one specific reference was from 1980. … [Read more...] about Training for the 400 meters: A Retrospect
Yohan Blake 200 meter splits (Why Blake will Beat Bolt)
I’ve been sitting on this article for months with hesitation. Here is the preamble on why I never posted it (until today). The problem with doing splits is you need extremely good video, preferably non-compressed HD quality, as well as the video of the starting gun showing the smoke coming … [Read more...] about Yohan Blake 200 meter splits (Why Blake will Beat Bolt)
[VIDEO] 800 meter Training and Moving up from 400m
I created an 18 minute video on 800 meter training, with an slight emphasis for 400 meters moving up in distance. Scroll below for the video, or click here for the video on YouTube. Here is the presentation in PowerPoint with the transcript of the 12 slides on AuthorStream. You can also … [Read more...] about [VIDEO] 800 meter Training and Moving up from 400m
Men’s 400m Splits: Workout Ideas and Suggestions
Once again, I want to thank @TrackNation for pointing out some useful references. Below is a chart I extracted from the USATF 2008 Men's 400m Olympic Trials Finals. There are several components you can learn from these results, both in race strategy as well as workout suggestions and guidleines. … [Read more...] about Men’s 400m Splits: Workout Ideas and Suggestions
