My younger brother has district championships today in the 800m.
When he's coming down the homestretch, is it well advised to shorten your stride a little if you're tying up? Or continue with the same stride length?
I also tell him to put his chin down if he starts to lean back and get that "rigor mortis" feeling.
Is there anything else I can tell him? it seems like falling apart is inevitable.
NOTE: I searched the message boards for this answer but didn't find much for the 800 specifically.
"shorten stride"? you mean running slower?
When Rudisha broke the world record at the London Olympics, there was one person who ran the last 200m faster than him, finishing second: Nijel Amos. If you can spare it, take 30 seconds to look at his form, and learn something fundamental about 800m. Especially how to handle the "rigor mortis" feeling.
If you are falling apart in the end of a race, then you have pacing issues. Tell your brother to run his first lap slower.
Should you shorten your stride? No, it is not advisable to slow down on the homestretch of the 800m. Your stride shortens on its own, you want to limit this as much as possible.
Lol..he ran that fast in SPITE of his form
Meb FTW wrote:
When Rudisha broke the world record at the London Olympics, there was one person who ran the last 200m faster than him, finishing second: Nijel Amos. If you can spare it, take 30 seconds to look at his form, and learn something fundamental about 800m. Especially how to handle the "rigor mortis" feeling.
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