sub-60s 400m/60s rest; how many have been accomplished ..?

Chelimo has ran sub 7:37 only twice. Maxed-out lifetime best efforts pushing through acid hell. Not something you're doing 25 reps of in a mere workout, recovery or not.

Besides 60 seconds recovery simply not being enough, the stress and fatigue of the 25 reps would do you in if the acid didn't.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Chelimo has ran sub 7:37 only twice. Maxed-out lifetime best efforts pushing through acid hell. Not something you're doing 25 reps of in a mere workout, recovery or not.

Besides 60 seconds recovery simply not being enough, the stress and fatigue of the 25 reps would do you in if the acid didn't.

The acid is bad ..? How so ..? Are you afraid of the boogie man or sleep with the lights on..?

^ marathoner

Bad Wigins wrote:

Chelimo has ran sub 7:37 only twice. Maxed-out lifetime best efforts pushing through acid hell. Not something you're doing 25 reps of in a mere workout, recovery or not.

Besides 60 seconds recovery simply not being enough, the stress and fatigue of the 25 reps would do you in if the acid didn't.

Have you ever done the workout? Or at least something similar? 400s at 3k pace are a jog dude. Even if it’s 1s/lap faster than 3k pace. It’s not the most challenging thing in the world.

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

Chelimo has ran sub 7:37 only twice. Maxed-out lifetime best efforts pushing through acid hell. Not something you're doing 25 reps of in a mere workout, recovery or not.

Besides 60 seconds recovery simply not being enough, the stress and fatigue of the 25 reps would do you in if the acid didn't.

Have you ever done the workout? Or at least something similar? 400s at 3k pace are a jog dude. Even if it’s 1s/lap faster than 3k pace. It’s not the most challenging thing in the world.

Do you think Komen could do 25 x 400 in 57 seconds?

Maybe 57.7. Although he’s a little bit of an outlier considering he has arguably one of the stronger track WRs on the guys side. It’s also safe to say he’s a little more maxed out at the event than say Chelimo or really most runners now a days.

And 1s/lap is not the same for everyone depending on their speed and the type of runner they are.

You can get into semantics all you guys want. All I’m saying 25x400m @~3k pace, while not an easy workout, is nothing insane either. Very believable. Whether it happened or not, idk. But it’s certainly possible that plenty of people have done it or something similar.

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

You can get into semantics all you guys want. All I’m saying 25x400m @~3k pace, while not an easy workout, is nothing insane either. Very believable. Whether it happened or not, idk. But it’s certainly possible that plenty of people have done it or something similar.

Not to beat this to death but I’m doubting many people could run 57-58 average for 25x400m with 1:00 rest. Who here has run sub 62 for 25 reps with 1:00 rest ..not many.

Sharp Edge wrote:

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

You can get into semantics all you guys want. All I’m saying 25x400m @~3k pace, while not an easy workout, is nothing insane either. Very believable. Whether it happened or not, idk. But it’s certainly possible that plenty of people have done it or something similar.

Not to beat this to death but I’m doubting many people could run 57-58 average for 25x400m with 1:00 rest. Who here has run sub 62 for 25 reps with 1:00 rest ..not many.

I’m guessing that you aren’t world class?