The 400 runner must think f*uck i've got another lap to.
Whereas the miler is thinking f*ck that was a fast first lap.
Is the 400 runner withstanding the lactic acid better from all the sprints, or does the miler feel better on lap 2 because now they are more in the aerobic realm?
400 runners
Sprinters morph from macho men into little p*ssy cry babies when they have to run for longer than 30 seconds.
And distance runners crap their pants whenever they try to run over 12 mph
The race itself the 400. Everything else as far as training and life style ..mile....hands down uncomparible
Former D1 400 runner wrote:
The race itself the 400. Everything else as far as training and life style ..mile....hands down uncomparible
Sorry I could have been clearer I guess. I'm talking about the QuarterMiler and the Miler racing the 800. who is hurting more?
400m runner is hurting more. It’s in their nature to positive split as it is. Doing so without the proper endurance could be very painful.
The miler who might lack the speed work will just be more likely to even split, which is much more comfortable than the prior.
The 400m runner will hurt more than the miler.
The 400 runner will hurt more because they can generate higher levels of lactate.
Miler hurts more.
Very good HS runners are at 48-49 for the 400, and maybe 4:10 for the mile.
First lap for the 800 goes by at 55-56 and the 400 runner thinks this is cake.
Miler has never raced that fast.
Never give up, never surrender wrote:
Miler hurts more.
Very good HS runners are at 48-49 for the 400, and maybe 4:10 for the mile.
First lap for the 800 goes by at 55-56 and the 400 runner thinks this is cake.
Miler has never raced that fast.
Most 4:30 milers can run 55-56...
ThatAverageRunner wrote:
400m runner is hurting more. It’s in their nature to positive split as it is. Doing so without the proper endurance could be very painful.
The miler who might lack the speed work will just be more likely to even split, which is much more comfortable than the prior.
Pretty much what I was going to say.
The 400 runner will go out faster and slow more over the race which hurts more.
Sorry, the longest race has the most pain.
Ultramarathon
Marathon
10K
etc.
That is unless of course one does not go all out!
The most intense pain in order:
100
200
400
800
1500
etc.
Unless of course you jog the thing.
An elite 400/800 runner was either a 400m specialist or a 200/400 athlete in his or her youth. The 400m most often is positive split. It takes a lot of gusto to nearly sprint all out on back stretch of 400m knowing one will run in quick sand the final 150m. Since 400/800 athletes often positive split 800m races, they are suffering greater than 1500m/one mile athletes who race 800m closer to an even pace.
Who felt more pain in the 76 Oly 800? Juantorena or Wolhuter?
Kickapoo wrote:
Sorry, the longest race has the most pain.
Ultramarathon
Marathon
10K
etc.
That is unless of course one does not go all out!
The most intense pain in order:
100
200
400
800
1500
etc.
Unless of course you jog the thing.
You didn’t even remotely answer the question.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Who felt more pain in the 76 Oly 800? Juantorena or Wolhuter?
Juantorena was a horse. Horses don't feel pain.
Exactly why the 800m is the hardest event in T&F
In high school I was a 50-51 second 440 guy. Not blazing in the big scheme of things but for my conference it meant winning at most dual meets and top 3 at finals.
Most meets I would do both the relays (4x110, 4x440) the open 440 and either the 100 or 220. But every so often coach would have me do something different instead of one of the sprints. I ran both medium and high hurdles a couple of times or he'd have me do long or triple jump etc. I was always happy to fill in where we had a gap in the line up for that meet.
One time he had me do the 880 and it was the only time I ever went back to him and said "Don't ever have me do that again." I thought I was pacing myself well hanging just off third place runner's shoulder heading into the final turn. But when the others kicked my legs seized. It was just like in Bill Cosby's "The Track Meet" bit, ol' rigor mortise jumped up and grabbed me. I didn't come in DFL but I also wasn't far from it.
OldQuarterMiler wrote:
In high school I was a 50-51 second 440 guy. Not blazing in the big scheme of things but for my conference it meant winning at most dual meets and top 3 at finals.
Most meets I would do both the relays (4x110, 4x440) the open 440 and either the 100 or 220. But every so often coach would have me do something different instead of one of the sprints. I ran both medium and high hurdles a couple of times or he'd have me do long or triple jump etc. I was always happy to fill in where we had a gap in the line up for that meet.
One time he had me do the 880 and it was the only time I ever went back to him and said "Don't ever have me do that again." I thought I was pacing myself well hanging just off third place runner's shoulder heading into the final turn. But when the others kicked my legs seized. It was just like in Bill Cosby's "The Track Meet" bit, ol' rigor mortise jumped up and grabbed me. I didn't come in DFL but I also wasn't far from it.
Yeah I ran the 800 last night. I couldn't even sprint the last 100 I was so tied up. When I ran a 400 6 weeks I was able to sprint the last 100, albeit I was pretty tied up then and my form probably looked like a down syndrome t-rex
Not to mention, this is laughable!!! Obviously a JV track "runner" and local road "racer" making such a dumb statement.