THE LONG SPRINT / JOURNAL
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A few weeks ago, I did some very short, high-intensity sprints in the middle of a zone two bike ride. The sprints left me feeling exhausted far more than they should have,…
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How can we improve the maximum velocity of an amateur sprinter, addressing the optimal biomechanical principles? With the Olympics being one of the worlds biggest sporting events, the 100m sprint particularly the…
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At a fundamental level, how fast you sprint is limited by how much force and power you can rapidly apply to the ground in a horizontal direction. To effectively accelerate forward in a…
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At some point, if you stay with the 400 metres long enough, you stop trusting neat explanations. You stop trusting the idea that if an athlete is “fit enough” the race will…
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There is a phase in many 400-metre programmes where speed feels almost miraculous. Athletes get quicker over 30 metres and suddenly the race opens up. Early splits feel easier. The final bend…
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If speed is the lever that changes the 400 metres, then aerobic development is the part most often misunderstood once that lever has been identified. After years of being told the event…
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Why Speed Changes Everything in the 400 Metres At some point, every coach who works seriously with the 400 metres notices the same thing: speed does not behave politely. You can improve…
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The Overworked Missing Piece Fatigue Index, Intensive Tempo, and why the 400m athlete so often “gets fit” and gets worse There is a strange pattern that shows up in 400-metre groups all…
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