Lactate Threshold Training

[Charlie_Francis]

@kitkat1

What would now be most useful would be to collate the statistics on the slowest and the average times(s) needed to advance from the first-round heats at the last three majors (Osaka, Beijing & Berlin) for men and women 400m runners and perhaps even compare that back to the last fair-weather major conducted under the 4-round format.

That would obviously have implications for training as it should be designed around racing requirements, and would probably also therefore have implications for National Federation team selection criteria.

But I have neither the time nor am I sufficiently demented to undertake the task

Al of this begs the question of: Why? (although, I have run it so I have a pretty damn good idea why)
Why will all those women running sub 11s and close to 22 flat allow medals in the 400 to go for the asking when they have no chance in the event they’re in now?
Will Bolt drive significant numbers into the 400m for men?