As someone who has had decent success in the 400mH in the past and is now a 800m runner, the training is without question easier now.
Anyone who doesn't consider this one of the most difficult events to train for has clearly never actually trained for it.
I imagine the 3k steeple is similar.
Simply being longer does not make the training or racing necessarily more difficult, of course any event you aren't in shape for is going to suck.
I know it's not a common event but I'd say the kilo. 1000m is just a painful even (like running an 800 and having to keep going...)
The hardest event in track to run is the meet itself: let's appreciate how hard it is to make a good track meet "run."
Track is hard wrote:
What do you think is the hardest track event to run? And why?.
The event that puts you into oxygen debt?
In all seriousness, I'm sure each event has their degree of difficulty but from an observation point and some past experience, I would think either the 4x400 or the 4x800 relay. Think about the guy who is your fastest 100m and is the anchor for the 4x100 or 4x400 and gets a slow start due to either mishap in transferring the baton that costs seconds or the way the runner was set up and caused you to be behind a quarter to half a lap and you are giving whatever you can to catch up and come up short. I suppose it would feel like you're constantly hurting like in a 100 sprint and yet there is no end in sight...
Not sure what I am trying to say but I imagine the toughest event is the one you feel like you're in a bad dream and you can't wait to be over with or wake up from it?
800, 400h, steeple...in that order. However, all events are tough, even the 100m; a world class sprinter can not run a 100 all out more than twice in a day. The RW might be the most painful and a lot of guys would rather run marathon than a track 10K.
I have numerous thoughts but..... 400H and Steeple. Then I would go 10k ( counting and boring numerous laps). Steeple is the hardest in my opinion for this reason. Moses quantified the 4OOH and you cant do that for the Steeple
You guys are all interpreting the OP's post in the same narrow way. Hardest doesn't have to mean most physically taxing or most mentally taxing or some combination. All events are all out if you're going for time. My interpretation is which is the hardest to get RIGHT. I say the 1500. Below that you're pretty much just sprinting, so pacing is not that tough. Above that and you can afford to be a little off pace for a lap and make it up later. But in the 1500/mile each lap has to be just right. Just on the edge between aerobic and anaerobic. That is the most difficult to get right.
The 800 should be outlawed! I'd rather have my balls used as a cat toy.
I'd say the 1000 is the worst, 800/400h/steeple are other bad ones
Decathlon is the hardest event no doubt, but that's a series of single events
400MH takes the agonizing anaerobic, muscle-clenching pain of the 400M and adds in a few jumps. It's not like an 800 or 1500 where you can choose to relax the pace, so you're forced to give 95% the entire race while adding hurdles. It's an inescapable torture.
uhh the 10k, how is this even a debate? The longer the race obviously the tougher it is. The last XXX meter of a 10k is INFINITELY harder than the solo counterpart (IE the last 800 of a 10k is INFINITELY harder than a 800 just by itself)
It's the 400-meter hurdles.
I agree about the hurdles, seeing them stagger in the last 50 meters, I don't hurdle but I know what it's like to be reduced to staggering at the end of a long sprint.
But the 800 is still harder and greater. Hurdles is what they give 400 runners who are almost worthy of the 800.
the 10k beer steeplechase
Definatly steeplechase for me. It's the only race where I have blacked out afterwards.
[/quote]Tell that to Moses Mosop. 1:26:47 WR for 30,000 at The Pre Classic last year.[/quote]
I would kill myself if I had to run around a track for an hour and a half. You would probably get dizzy.
I'll have to go with the 24 hour track run since I don't know if they still have a 48 hour version. I would imagine there is a lot of jogging and walking going on in these events.
400 meters on a broken leg.
everyone here is full of BS. you guys are saying 400H/800/3000SC is the hardest but i'm sure none of you guys ever ran the 3000SC or 400H. From my experience, 800m is very painful but only in the last 200m. 200 meters of extreme pain does not make up for a whole mile of pain in the 10,000 meters if you are running for a fast time.
10,000m or 3,000 s/c
s/c because of the barriers.
Any shorter event mentioned is a joke as the pain even if greater is over quicker