Yared Nuguse Says, "I think I could run 46sec in the 400m"

I'd say 47.5 at best

I think he'd run about a 50 flat.

I know Dominic is on the boards occasionally so if you see this keep up the good work. You're getting some really solid guests on the show (and their answers always make the boards entertaining lol).

It’s not really that much of a stretch.

Yared is clearly more of a Strength based runner. His 1:48 (800m PR) equates to a 3:40 (1500m). You see what I mean?

This is why I don't think he breaks 50.

hocker wouldnt be able to run 47 flat,let alone 46.neither could neguse.

yeah if nuguse could run a 46,he should be running 1:43 in the 800m with all that strength. i'll give him 48.high at best.

i also don't think closing speed is in any way indicative of open 400m potential, so i'm not sure hocker is much faster.

Cooper Teare has told me that his 400m PB from the blocks is 47.8.

Sopa de Sabadell wrote:

Cooper Teare has told me that his 400m PB from the blocks is 47.8.

i can believe 47s for these guys but then they are all slightly underperforming in the 800m

sure they're not targeting the 800m, but then theyre definitely not targeting the 400m either.

snowdays wrote:

Sopa de Sabadell wrote:

Cooper Teare has told me that his 400m PB from the blocks is 47.8.

i can believe 47s for these guys but then they are all slightly underperforming in the 800m

sure they're not targeting the 800m, but then theyre definitely not targeting the 400m either.

I suppose they train sprints for the kick, therefore the 400m speed. And then they train for 1500m / 5k, therefore no solid results in 800m.

Cole Sprout Reporting For Duty wrote:

Yared is clearly more of a Strength based runner. His 1:48 (800m PR) equates to a 3:40 (1500m). You see what I mean?

This is why I don't think he breaks 50.

1:48 probably isn't really indicative of his true best. He nearly ran that at NCAAs. In the closing 2 laps of the 1500.

I'd really like to see a video of Cooper Teare running 47.8, because with his 3:33 1500m equivalent, a second better than Symmonds, and his alleged 400m speed, equivalent to Nick Symmonds' best in 2012, he should be running 1:43 or better. That, plus his lack of top level, Hockeresque finishing speed, makes me really doubt that he can beat high 48.

Nuguse has good finishing speed, proven many times, but 46 seems way out of the realm of possibility. If he really has that, he should be incredible at the 800m. I'd guess low 49 or high 48, with a good dose of acceleration in the mix.

I think the top-4 1500 finishers from the USOT would all have run 47.00-48.99 if the race had been 400m instead; I imagine Hocker would win in 47-mid, and Centro might place 4th at this point in his career.

Sopa de Sabadell wrote:

Cooper Teare has told me that his 400m PB from the blocks is 47.8.

Absolutely not. You think Teare has better top speed than Centro? Centro is good for 48-low.

Sopa de Sabadell wrote:

Cooper Teare has told me that his 400m PB from the blocks is 47.8.

Well, he never told me that!

Why in the hell would Hocker be able to run a 46. American delusion continues. Just bc the guy can kick off of a hobbyjogged 1500 doesnt mean hes fast lol. Especially not with that atrocious running form.

Probably 48 or high 47 for most of these mid d runners.

maybe probably wrote:

It’s not really that much of a stretch.

Are you serious?

I’d be surprised if there were any sub 3:35 guy in history who could go under 47.0 in an open 400. Maybe Ryun

And by most mid d runners i mean the elite ones.

He also thought he could run in the Tokyo Olympics. He was wrong about that, and he’s also dead wrong about thinking he can run 46 for 400m.