Can I Transfer From a distance runner to 400m Hurdler.

Assuming you aren't a troll, given those times it seems like it would be good event for you unless you're a absolutely terrible hurdler (but that would come with practice)

yes. if those times are legit then 400h will probably be the best for you. would be helpful to get the 800 pr down under 2 though.

Hi there, i am not trolling anybody out there :)

Just trying to findout if my choice was correct , am done with longdistance running years of practices and never won any, it made me very depressed.

Thats why i am planing to move to the hurdles as i have abover average hurdling technique , speed and endurance for 400m Hurdles.

Hope I'll succeed :D

Thanks for Those suggestions :')

Theres a lot of my friends younger than me in the national team who already smashed the 2;00 in the 800m so i dont have any chance there :(

I want to focus only on 400mH

Thanks for the Motivation

She did it:

http://runningmagazine.ca/the-outsider-fawn-dorr/

MoTheDreamer wrote:

Theres a lot of my friends younger than me in the national team who already smashed the 2;00 in the 800m so i dont have any chance there :(

I want to focus only on 400mH

Thanks for the Motivation

I think the suggestion was that the training to get under 2 flat in the 800m would translate well to the 400h. You need more strength in the 400h than in the 400. So some 800m training and some sprint hurdling would be a good mix.

Almost forgot my favorite Fawn Dorr quote/story, from an interview on spikesandheels.com:

At the 2010 USA Outdoor championships, I ran my first round of the competition in a Penn State jersey, and literally, overnight I had gone pro. My hotel room filled with boxes of gear, contracts, and shoes. Shoes everywhere! The next day, I showed up for the final of the 400m hurdles in a bright yellow Brooks jersey. My coach said “alright, whats your plan?” and I didn’t even hesitate. “I’m gonna run as hard as I can until my f*cking legs collapse.” He stopped dead in his tracks, “well, alright then,” and I was off. I ended up getting 3rd that year. Those were some of the happiest days in my running career that I can remember.

OMG!! That was a perfect thread i was looking for

She is Inspiring and her story motivates me

Thankyou so much for sharing this ,

May god bless you :)

Oh yeah I will really focus on that , thanks a lot, I was feeling so depressed these days thinking about the problem , finally got solution to it , thank you guys :)

You should have done sprinting from the beginning, but nothing is lost. People are caught up in the slow/fast transition needlessly.

If you are 16, then you are likely a junior in HS, and it should be perfectly OK to talk to your coach about trying a new event. The college men's hurdle height is 36", so it will help if you are tall enough to clear that height without a big interruption to your stride. The college men's steeplechase height is also 36" if you continue distance training.

You should do that. It looks to me like your strongest PR is the 400, so it seems like a reasonable fit.