You have to resist the natural urge to run as fast as you can from the beginning, otherwise you will run out of energy at 60m - Steven Francis.
There has been some discussion on this and I found a documentary with Maurice Greene with some detail on John Smith’s race philosophy.
Everyone keeps saying this but if it was actually true, the two athletes in question would not have the fastest split times out to 60m but the fastest coming home- but this is not the case. The fact is they are relaxed when they race and that allows for the natural/optimal race pattern for them- both with a massive first half.
Also one of the best 10m splits ever.
Yes. I think the real point is that relaxation is critical to both speed and staying power because you increase net output and conserve energy by not tightening antagonists at the wrong time.
Way I see it, its impossible to run a 0.83 without max effort. This bring for all known sprinters to date.
my fellow people …we are only skimming the surface of human technology…i say men can run 100 in 9.50… thats not far away if we think out of the box… ben ran 9.79… as an example…
wake up… the eagle is flying…
ciao
Max output, as opposed to a perceived max effort.
Sounds like some people hear what they want…
Maurice says - you have to stay relaxed at the start and minimise wasted energy, you have to feel your way through it.
The commentator interpreters it as you have to conserve energy by delaying the start…
A lot of people seem to have come to that (wrong) conclusion. But John Smith puts it more like this: Sprint 30 meters pressing as hard as you can to get there as fast as you possibly can. Now sprint the same 30 meters RELAXED, not trying as hard. The time differences are slight, but the difference in energy expended (according to Smith) is significant.
It’s not really delayed start or acceleration; It’s more efficient acceleration and more efficient distribution of energy, which is what you might expect coming from a coach who was once one of the best in the world in the 400. If you listen to Mo carefully, that’s also what he (not the announcer) is saying.