The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
Yeah funny watching Norman—to me he never “looks” fast, but somehow he gets the job done. But Kerley is beastly. Targeting 19.6, in April—why?
Because it's obvious he's targeting 19.1 in July. Whether or not he gets it, I'm not sure (though I am doubtful). But clearly that is the time that's on his mind.
Yeah funny watching Norman—to me he never “looks” fast, but somehow he gets the job done. But Kerley is beastly. Targeting 19.6, in April—why?
Because it's obvious he's targeting 19.1 in July. Whether or not he gets it, I'm not sure (though I am doubtful). But clearly that is the time that's on his mind.
i don't know about 19.1, but im sure he sees himself as at least a Michael Johnson type ability level. 19.3 doesn't sound impossible.
but is that easier to achieve with 100/200 speed or 200/400 strength?
i would say comparing pure speed, MJ got more out of his 200 than Bolt.
The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
I understand why this is the case. Kerley probably believes he can be no.1 in the world for the 100. and maybe he can (chances much lower with Coleman in the mix). The draw to the 400 is that he has the ability to be the best of ALL TIME.
Is it possible to be a 9.8, 19.3, and 43.00 all at the same time?
The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
I understand why this is the case. Kerley probably believes he can be no.1 in the world for the 100. and maybe he can (chances much lower with Coleman in the mix). The draw to the 400 is that he has the ability to be the best of ALL TIME.
Is it possible to be a 9.8, 19.3, and 43.00 all at the same time?
or is it possible for Kerley to run better than 9.75 if he forgets about the 400?
The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
always wonder how bad a 400 hurts for somebody run a 45 or better compared to a slow distance runner like me killing to run a 60. does it feel similar to me running a 300?
for anybody who is trained from something like a 60 down to a 50, does the race actually get easier as you get faster?
Because it's obvious he's targeting 19.1 in July. Whether or not he gets it, I'm not sure (though I am doubtful). But clearly that is the time that's on his mind.
i don't know about 19.1, but im sure he sees himself as at least a Michael Johnson type ability level. 19.3 doesn't sound impossible.
but is that easier to achieve with 100/200 speed or 200/400 strength?
i would say comparing pure speed, MJ got more out of his 200 than Bolt.
The thing about MJ was he was far faster at 100m than his 10,09 way back in the beginning, I would bet in 1996 he was capable of 9.95ish. His 400m strength simply on a whole other level than anyone else ever up to that point in time. Deadly combo at 200m.
Tommie Smith WR 400, 10.1/9,3.....WR 19,83
Pietro Mennea a mainstay on that Italian 4x4 team as the anchor, and a 10,0ish sprinter, WR 19.72.
i don't know about 19.1, but im sure he sees himself as at least a Michael Johnson type ability level. 19.3 doesn't sound impossible.
but is that easier to achieve with 100/200 speed or 200/400 strength?
i would say comparing pure speed, MJ got more out of his 200 than Bolt.
The thing about MJ was he was far faster at 100m than his 10,09 way back in the beginning, I would bet in 1996 he was capable of 9.95ish. His 400m strength simply on a whole other level than anyone else ever up to that point in time. Deadly combo at 200m.
Tommie Smith WR 400, 10.1/9,3.....WR 19,83
Pietro Mennea a mainstay on that Italian 4x4 team as the anchor, and a 10,0ish sprinter, WR 19.72.
Even if MJ was a 9.9, 9.9-19.32 is better than 9.58 to 19.19. By ALOT.
hope Kerley can find whatever the perfect balance is for him.
The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
I still don't quite get it.
Well, the sucking part I get.
But he could train for the world record in the 400. The 100 record is out of his reach, although I can understand a young man thinking otherwise.
I guess some guys are just in to make some cash and have a good time.
The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
I still don't quite get it.
Well, the sucking part I get.
But he could train for the world record in the 400. The 100 record is out of his reach, although I can understand a young man thinking otherwise.
I guess some guys are just in to make some cash and have a good time.
yeah. i get that the 100 is the glory $$$ event. but then again, im pretty sure Michael Johnson is better off than whoever was the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th best 100m guy during his time.
The 400 hurts in competition, and worse, in training. SUCKS! Plus, Kerley is but one step away from the top of the 100. He’s so close that he can taste it, and he is as serious as a heart attack. The 100 it is.
always wonder how bad a 400 hurts for somebody run a 45 or better compared to a slow distance runner like me killing to run a 60. does it feel similar to me running a 300?
for anybody who is trained from something like a 60 down to a 50, does the race actually get easier as you get faster?
That's not how it works at ALL. The pain stays the same as you improve if you're continually seeking to make improvement.
Running a 60 as a 45 guy is easy. Yes. But a 45 guy chasing 44.9/44.8 probably feels exactly, or worse, than you chasing 60/59.
Also, let the record show Pietro was really just a 10.1x guy and maybe a 20.0x/19.9x guy without altitude/wind. WHATLEY.
One of the problems I see with U.S. athletes is a tendency to want to run fast, run fast without a real plan. The goal last year, for example, was to peak at the Olympics. And many of our sprinters think it's just Jamaica and us. And then along comes Lamont Marcel Jacobs and runners be like, "where'd he come from?" If runners would stop getting caught up on duking it out in April maybe they'll be better off when the races really count.
always wonder how bad a 400 hurts for somebody run a 45 or better compared to a slow distance runner like me killing to run a 60. does it feel similar to me running a 300?
for anybody who is trained from something like a 60 down to a 50, does the race actually get easier as you get faster?
That's not how it works at ALL. The pain stays the same as you improve if you're continually seeking to make improvement.
Running a 60 as a 45 guy is easy. Yes. But a 45 guy chasing 44.9/44.8 probably feels exactly, or worse, than you chasing 60/59.
Also, let the record show Pietro was really just a 10.1x guy and maybe a 20.0x/19.9x guy without altitude/wind. WHATLEY.
but it's not just the amount of pain, but the amount of time you are under that pain. and it would seem that physiologically, the body would be better at handling near top speed for 45 seconds vs 60 seconds.
though i also realize the CNS is likely to take a bigger hit the faster you get. lifting heavy weights gives me that impression anyway.
Look, the 100 is it. To sprinters it is everything. The 200 is ok, and suckaz run the 400.
Nobody in the world can name the 400 WR holder or especially the time, but everybody can name Bolt, and likely even 9.58
In the 2, Mennea was a big deal because he was white, and because Italy had big track and Olympic influence at the time. Ackbar was big because he had both the 2 and the 4, and because the OG was in the US. Even at that, his incurable inferiority complex had him try Bailey at 150m.
The 100 is everything to sprinters. 200m gold is a nice consolation to a 100m bronze or silver medalist. But these things have some historical currents as well, think about the 200m depth right now, or the 400m depth back in the day.
Every reql sprinter can tell you who won the 100m in Tokyo, but none can tell you who won the 400. Only 400 guys know that answer.
No value judgment, just a fact. The lower level of pain vs the 2 or the 4 means much greater participation, more fun, better quality.
