I have two separate problems with my open 400. The first is that I have literally no kick at the end. I don't slow down, but I can't speed up for the last 100 m. Any suggestions?
Secondly, my open 400 is–no joke–four seconds slower than my mile relay split. Is this a psychological thing or a physical thing? How can it be fixed? Thanks.
Finishing the 400
-
-
-
Speed endurance work should fix your finishing problem. As for your time differential I don't think that can be explained by anything physical. Perhaps you're just more aggressive (or maybe more relaxed) on the relay.
ELITETRACK Founder
-
[i]Originally posted by mike[/i]
Speed endurance work should fix your finishing problem. As for your time differential I don't think that can be explained by anything physical. Perhaps you're just more aggressive (or maybe more relaxed) on the relay.mike,
When you say Speed Endurance, do you literally mean Speed Endurance (workouts of 80-150m/rep with shorter than 10 min. rest), or Special Endurance?
Example I. . . 6 x 150 (maximun effort) w/5 min. rest
Example II. . . 4 x 300 (maximum effort) w/full recovery
Which one is more accurate to what you are saying?
-
I figured you'd say that.
Here's the problem with that though. I have a sprinter that has not did ANY SE2 (she came out in March), and I did shorter speed endurance and that improved her "kick" (I put kick in quotations because I do not believe in kicks in the 400. If you are kicking then that probably means you went out to slow in the first place). So what gives?
-
I do know what you mean with those workouts. And that COULD have been the case. But I only started giving her those kinds of workouts 7 days before she PRed. Not enough time for her to benefit from that session. Thoughts?
-
Perfect sense. Thanks.
-
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.