I think it’s about time we get back to the 400m!! Some thoughts… I watched the 400m at The Home Depot meet in LA last weekend and saw a few things. One was Harrison finishing with very quick turnover but with no heel recovery. His heel didn’t come up very high at all relative to the rest of the field. Ana G. on the other hand had heel recovery from the blocks to the finish, diminishing of course. Any thoughts on this?? I would love to know what Marita Koch looked like when she finished.
another thought… 40sec is lactate barrier from what i understand. How many people that train take this into consideration? The further along the track that you are at 40sec (velocity) the less time running you are into lactate.
one more… How many people train low to high for the 400m? What about high down to low?
I hope this sparks some interest… I say we talk about this until someone gets into 43. this season!!!
mike
From memory, Marita Koch ran all her races 100m-400m like she was sprinting 100m, yet there was a rhythm, relaxation and because of those two aspects an economy about her running. She was awesome to see and a lovely lady to talk to.
thanks kit kat, anyone else have any knowledge to put into this topic???
I don’t think that the Harrisons do that on purpose, neither are particularly quick over the last 50m.
Michael johnons run 21,… his first 200m and 21,… his second 200m when he run 43,18 aproximately the same beat all the race