fdasfsdafd wrote:doesn't work like that. The 600m, for example, is much more like the 800 than the 400--it's not a 50-50 split. It's an energy pathways thing, not a percentage/distance thing.
for the 600m, lets try some benchmark 400/800 ability, say :
46.00 / 1'44.00 ->1'14.26
vary the 400m by 1s :
45.00 / 1'14.26 ->1'45.41
therefore a 1s quickening over 400m allows 1.41s slowing over 800 to maintain 600m time or ratio of
1.41
therefore 400m ability is 1.41 more important to the 600 than 800 ability
slow the 400m by 1s :
47.00 / 1'14.26 ->1'42.57
therefore a 1s slowing over 400m requires 1.43s improvement over 800 to maintain 600m time or ratio of
1.43
therefore 400m ability is 1.43 more important to the 600 than 800 ability
in conclusion, 400m ability is ~ 1.5 more important to the 600m than 800m ability is
the way to intrepret is if a guy wants to improve his 600m, he will gain more from working on 400 speed than 800 endurance