Beyond the high school level, you rarely ever see someone double up in both the sprint and hurdle events, at least not individually. Why is this? Are both types of events just too demanding physically and/or technically to train optimally for both? Is it the schedule of events? I feel like guys like Grant Holloway would be successful if he ran the open 400, but he's never run it once in college. Thoughts?
Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?
Skeets Nehemia
Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?
and Harrison Dillard
act wrote:
Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?
and Harrison Dillard
Ditto Willie Gault
Angelo Taylor
In Sydney M too obvious?
Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?
Gail holds her high school record for 800m at 2:11.0 as a sophomore. She also long jumped 20'-7" in HS. She holds her high school records in: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 110mH, 300mH, LJ and TJ.
https://sites.google.com/site/sweetwaterhightrackfield/girl-records10th Grade - 800m in 2:11.0 wrote:
Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?
Gail holds her high school record for 800m at 2:11.0 as a sophomore. She also long jumped 20'-7" in HS. She holds her high school records in: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 110mH, 300mH, LJ and TJ.
https://sites.google.com/site/sweetwaterhightrackfield/girl-records
She only ran 25.1 off of a 11.5 PR??
act wrote:
Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?
and Harrison Dillard
Sad that this is the only one to mention HD--he was the first athlete to come to my mind.
He didn't do much, though: just Olympic GOLD in the 100 and 110HH. Okay, plus a couple of OG golds in the 4x100.
kibitzer wrote:
act wrote:
and Harrison Dillard
Sad that this is the only one to mention HD--he was the first athlete to come to my mind.
He didn't do much, though: just Olympic GOLD in the 100 and 110HH. Okay, plus a couple of OG golds in the 4x100.
He was listed in the 3rd post. Maybe that's why he wasn't mentioned again.
Huh sayer wrote:
10th Grade - 800m in 2:11.0 wrote:
Gail holds her high school record for 800m at 2:11.0 as a sophomore. She also long jumped 20'-7" in HS. She holds her high school records in: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 110mH, 300mH, LJ and TJ.
https://sites.google.com/site/sweetwaterhightrackfield/girl-recordsShe only ran 25.1 off of a 11.5 PR??
The 200m was not her event. She was nationally ranked (top 10) in her Senior year (1984) in the 100m (#2 omitting an altitude time), 110mH (#1), 300mH (#10) and LJ (#3).
http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/TFN/1984tfn.htmEd Moses ran open 400s occasionally
David Hemery won Olympic 400h in ‘68 and 4x400 silver in ‘72. 46.7 @ 440.
Terrence Trammell has a 100m PB of 10.04
Allen Johnson has a 200m PB of 20.26
Hurdlurdlurdlur wrote:
Beyond the high school level, you rarely ever see someone double up in both the sprint and hurdle events, at least not individually. Why is this? Are both types of events just too demanding physically and/or technically to train optimally for both? Is it the schedule of events? I feel like guys like Grant Holloway would be successful if he ran the open 400, but he's never run it once in college. Thoughts?
I just posted a few guys. But, the real reason why you rarely see it is because they can’t. A person who is fat in the 100m rarely decides to do hurdles. It’s like steeplers.
Slightly second rate people can flock to a less sexy event and have more success.
A bit off topic, but I wonder what Karsten could run for the 800 meter.
Omar McLeod
Willie Gault. Two WC medals and a Super Bowl ring.
Bib #1 wrote:
Ed Moses ran open 400s occasionally
No he didnt. But Harold Schmidt did.