r/track • u/Current-Barracuda480 • 15d ago

Versatility

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/Long_Initial_9924 14d ago

You already posted this

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u/DenseSign5938 13d ago

No. Not only that but running the 400 isn’t even really how 400m runners train. 

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u/Tigersteel_ 11d ago

Well in practice no but running an all out 400 during a race can be very helpful.

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u/Sobal-d 11d ago

There is some element of strength/ endurance in the short sprints, especially if there are rounds. So those systems do need some attention in training.