Two years ago, Jet ran 400s at UCLA on 2 consecutive weekends. In the second one, she ran down Lashinda Demus (and all she did later that season was run the 2nd or 3rd fastest 400h all time) in the backstretch. The very NEXT weekend, she ran the fastest 100m time in the world at Mt. Sac, and later that season ran the fastest 100m ever run by anybody other than Flojo.
I decided to join the overdistance club right then.
Actually, though, Bolt and Powell did not compete in 400 in the Grace Jackson meet as they have in prior years. Powell opened with a very fast 4X100. I get the impression that it’s the shape you get from running 300s-450s as IT for 3 months that really gives it to you, rather than a couple of 400s in early meets.