Question for CF:

[Charlie_Francis]

@Pioneer

Good stuff.

Once in the comp. phase and doing the 2 x 300m or so session for the 400m athlete, how do you best continue to advance the performances. Is it simply through the increase in the RI and/or should one move onto to slightly longer distances like 2 x 350m?

Understandbly, the improvements will come from many different factors but how do you best manipulate the SE session, specifically, to keep providing an adequate training stimulus?

If they are closer to beginner 400 runners, I’d leave the SE at 300m and increase the RI. If I see a huge drop in times, I’d perhaps move to one rep a bit sooner in order not to fry the nervous system before getting the results I really want in the 400s. Again, if times are dropping there rapidly and there are meets each weekend, I’d consider reducing the SE to 1 x 200m to keep fresh for the weekend meets and I’d definitely look to reduce the number of 400s, particularly before an important comp, moving to 200s, and then go back up.