I only ran 73 seconds.
I fear that I can't join a sprint club if I can't run sub 65.
Is it very hard? What to do?
I only ran 73 seconds.
I fear that I can't join a sprint club if I can't run sub 65.
Is it very hard? What to do?
lol.
1/10 for now.
let's see if you're creative enough to spread this into 400 more threads.
Hi David!
Stop it David
If you swear you are a female athlete Jean23, some of us are willing to help. Your thread seems very similar to threads started by David45. Sub-70 400m is a reasonable goal for many females under age 30.
Yeah, if you are like 8 years old.
Yes.
If you had ZERO talent then you would not be able to complete the distance at all, let alone under 70 seconds. Therefore, it clearly takes talent to make it in under 70.
No you do not really need to be talented to run under 70 you need basic good health and hard work ethic
steve red wrote:
No you do not really need to be talented to run under 70 you need basic good health and hard work ethic
INCORRECT! (see previous post)
There is absolutely no question that you need talent to accomplish this feat. The OP's question did not specify "above average" talent, "extraordinary" talent or any other level of talent. Simply the existence of talent.
Most young, healthy men can probably run sub 70 with no training to be honest. Unless you ask the folks on r/running who think a 13 minute mile is 'too fast'.
Obvi wrote:
Yes.
If you had ZERO talent then you would not be able to complete the distance at all, let alone under 70 seconds. Therefore, it clearly takes talent to make it in under 70.
Well said sir/madam. What is “talent” without some descriptor or context. I agree, if you have “no talent”, what does that even mean? That you managed to shuffle around the track in 2:30? That you went a :46, but finished last in your heat at Worlds? Or that you collapsed in a fit of apathy, and could crawl no further?
Bottom line: yes the OP probably can run once around the track in 1:10.
I stand by my statement that you do not have to be really talented. Yes you are correct you have to have some talent the ability to put one foot in front of the other and quite a few times and then 400m that you hope to run under 70 seconds but not overly talented
Just to clarify coordination is what is really needed the ability to put one foot in front of the other without tripping before you finish the 400m then hard work and basic health are needed to get that 400m time down below 70 seconds
No not at all. Under 50 yes.
On one leg it would take talent.
I"ve seen dozens of distance runners here admit they have never broken 60 seconds for one lap. Sage Canaday on Strava the other day was surprised he could (just) break 30 seconds for 200m doing intervals with a sub 4 miler.
So no, 70 seconds doesn't require talent, but the posters mocking you probably aren't much faster, even when they were young.
If you can run 70 seconds, then with enough training you can go sub 60, and likely the majority here have never done that.
Here We Go Again wrote:
Most young, healthy men can probably run sub 70 with no training to be honest. Unless you ask the folks on r/running who think a 13 minute mile is 'too fast'.
r/running is not like that at all
talent has nothing to do with it. Everything has a reason, calling it "talent" is just a cop out.
You may have to train for it, if you're running wrong. You may have to forget how to jog or run at 5k pace, do lots of short sprints and drills and change your form. But you have to be very limited physically to be completely incapable of sub 70.
Jean23 wrote:
I only ran 73 seconds.
I fear that I can't join a sprint club if I can't run sub 65.
Is it very hard? What to do?
How old are you? Are you male or female? What club has a limit of 65 for 400?
It isn't hard to run under 70 if you are fit and not too old. If you are a sprinter do sprint training. If you are a distance runner, race 100s, 200s, 400s and 800s.
david45 wrote:
Here We Go Again wrote:
Most young, healthy men can probably run sub 70 with no training to be honest. Unless you ask the folks on r/running who think a 13 minute mile is 'too fast'.
r/running is not like that at all
Oops, wrong username buddy. You started this thread as "Jean23".
And for the record, r/running most definitely is like that.