8planets wrote:
How many of our Sr 400 guys who have run 45 in the 400 can run 1:50? Could Michael Normal run 1:50?
Probably most of them, actually. 400 runners at that level do crazy insane volume to handle rounds and build up that aerobic base and lactic resistance. Guys like Champion Allison and the Gainesville Elite squad do mile repeats in the fall, and Nicole Yeargin did 1 mile, 1k, 600, 400, 200 in the fall at USC so Norman probably did something similar.
Someone like Michael Norman could probably run 1:47ish. A 400 hurdler like Rai Benjamin that does even more volume than a normal 400 runner could probably run 1:45ish.