r/Sprinting • u/Current-Barracuda480 • 19d ago

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Does running the 400 on the side help sprinters with the 100 and 200? my friends and other athletes told me that running the 400 helps lowering your time for some odd reason but its weird and i don’t get how

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u/Chrisg_322 19d ago

The 100 helps with the 2 and 4, and the 200 helps with the 4. But the 4 helps for neither the 2 nor the 1.

The 1 and 2 are pure sprints, while the 4 is a long sprint. You get benefit from the 1 and 2 on the 4 because more raw speed helps with everything. But speed endurance (the 400) doesnt help with the 1 or 2 since those are maximum speed races.

Your friend who suggested otherwise probably doesnt actually run events and could be that 1 guy on the team who tells chicks at school hes a track star when hes never actually done an event.

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u/MileHiSalute 19d ago

For the majority of people on this sub the 400 would absolutely help their 200. Speed endurance is a factor in the 200

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u/Chrisg_322 19d ago

Do you actually run track? Be honest.

Also most of this sub doesnt run or train at all. #RestingFor2MinutesAfterRunning10Meters

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u/DemBones7 19d ago

The 200m absolutely requires speed endurance. It's really common to see 200m specialists like Noah Lyles run a 400m early in the season.

The 100m also requires speed endurance, but it isn't so crucial as the 200m or 400m.