How to Run the 400 Meter Race

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2014
  • If you want to run a faster 400m race, watch this entire video. I guarantee it's the most informative and entertaining 400 video you've ever seen. In your whole life.
    [Article] 4 Goals of 400m Training: www.completetrackandfield.com...
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  • @windy2542
    @windy2542 5 років тому +3205

    50m: Sprint
    200: Stride
    150: Reaccelerate and keep form
    Don’t try to sprint the 400, you’ll die at 175

    • @efury1869
      @efury1869 5 років тому +35

      Stride means?

    • @stoney139
      @stoney139 4 роки тому +218

      Back in the day (early 60s) when I was in the best shape of my life, I sprinted the 400 relay and never died. Too stupid I guess!!! Best time was 45.sometin, but we were too stupid to realize that was a smoking time. Hell, Nobody else knew either, we were just a bunch of fools in the military that liked to run so we joined the unit track team and had a bunch of fun. However, I do agree with having a plan.

    • @williamchen1040
      @williamchen1040 4 роки тому +123

      @@stoney139 45 oh my God

    • @Jessica-gg8mr
      @Jessica-gg8mr 4 роки тому +13

      @@efury1869 Where your arms are while running. They're either close to you or spaced out just a little bit.

    • @auzaiez2861
      @auzaiez2861 4 роки тому +2

      XD

  • @ashleycontreras6468
    @ashleycontreras6468 6 років тому +5936

    Literally watching this right right before my 400m race...

    • @laharltheoverlord3419
      @laharltheoverlord3419 5 років тому +189

      Noob Slayer I literally ran the 400m today but I signed up for 100 & 200m, though the coach didn’t like me doing 100 & 200 so he forced me to do 400 and I got 1:13 around 8 out of 8th place 10th heat. Feels bad man, it was my first time feeling actual pain during a race as my body is not used to distance running

    • @christophersanz574
      @christophersanz574 5 років тому +124

      Laharl The Overlord it’s a 400 m dash not a distance race

    • @valeriaaranza8459
      @valeriaaranza8459 5 років тому +5

      Ashley Contreras same

    • @laharltheoverlord3419
      @laharltheoverlord3419 5 років тому +42

      Christopher Sanz lol some people consider it distance and some don’t but to me it’s pretty darn tiring so I usually address it as distance running

    • @letemflyhunting2645
      @letemflyhunting2645 5 років тому +16

      Noob Slayer i first ran it no practice but 100 and 200 i got 2nd with 56 seconds im a freshman...

  • @MrToweleySlowMo
    @MrToweleySlowMo 7 років тому +2680

    "you dont believe in god, make something up" 😂😂😂😂

    • @megalodonjay1308
      @megalodonjay1308 7 років тому +33

      Bobby Treacy hilarious lol but true

    • @zachfarooq582
      @zachfarooq582 6 років тому +5

      Bobby Treacy hahahahahaha

    • @fanchonbraynen2006
      @fanchonbraynen2006 6 років тому +58

      Bobby Treacy u are so wrong always believe in God

    • @alastairwalls8445
      @alastairwalls8445 4 роки тому +3

      Best sentence ever 🤣

    • @justintime7351
      @justintime7351 3 роки тому +18

      @@fanchonbraynen2006 bro he was quoting the coach in the video. Its a joke relax

  • @ofcitsania
    @ofcitsania 5 років тому +2328

    Me: *passes someone in race* (they don’t know)
    Crowd: SHES PASSING YOU!
    The Person: *speeds up and beats me*

    • @larry8939
      @larry8939 5 років тому +105

      @Ayee Ania I hate when that happens

    • @nateanderson8256
      @nateanderson8256 5 років тому +125

      in my last race i was about to pass someone with like 10 meters left and then a ton of people started cheering and he sped up and beat me

    • @teevee7678
      @teevee7678 5 років тому +3

      Larry LMAOO

    • @Urappitude
      @Urappitude 5 років тому +4

      Foreal

    • @stephaniesanchez667
      @stephaniesanchez667 4 роки тому +10

      I hate when ppl do that!

  • @TyCunningham
    @TyCunningham 5 років тому +3343

    My heart started pumping fast watching this.

  • @toktok9999
    @toktok9999 9 років тому +1779

    "you don't coach the last 100 hundred"
    ironically so true

    • @dragodrags5071
      @dragodrags5071 4 роки тому +4

      @Maximus AOK LMFAO that sucks balls.. you should quit

    • @nykia31
      @nykia31 4 роки тому +88

      It's 100% mental toughness at that point.

    • @kyleg4453
      @kyleg4453 4 роки тому +10

      Maximus AOK for a freshman that’s pretty solid

    • @Farzil_Allu
      @Farzil_Allu 4 роки тому +24

      @Cxsh AOK -_- bro.. dont listen to those who motivate you...
      In athletics you can always improve your time... so work hard and prove those haters wrong..
      ALL THE BEST

    • @luisgalvan740
      @luisgalvan740 4 роки тому +1

      3k AOK yea that’s good I run a 57 as a freshman but because I did a lot of training. And I mean sprints and cross training

  • @JayB2
    @JayB2 6 років тому +2176

    Secret to running a fast 400m? Conditioning, Conditioning, *CONDITIONING!* And just when u thought u did enough conditioning, go back & do some more because trust me u didnt.

    • @findme-oe8sg
      @findme-oe8sg 6 років тому +64

      I love this comment so much because it's so true

    • @chelseachandler8588
      @chelseachandler8588 6 років тому +65

      What's conditioning? Sorry if I sound stupid

    • @JayB2
      @JayB2 6 років тому +31

      @Jeremiah Daniel, Exactly! And when i ran track it was my least favorite part of the sport. lol

    • @Hensley_Jb
      @Hensley_Jb 5 років тому

      Tru

    • @lucaprior3068
      @lucaprior3068 5 років тому +1

      facts

  • @devinswanson9227
    @devinswanson9227 6 років тому +1988

    I ran an all out 400 and won solely due to the fact that the guy in first tripped over his own legs.

  • @chloeethier7542
    @chloeethier7542 6 років тому +618

    Upside down smile face on the wall top left

  • @sword_demon3994
    @sword_demon3994 6 років тому +751

    100 stride
    200 slowly speed up
    300 sprint
    400 run like there’s a hot girl in front of you
    Finish line pass out

    • @chrisking1029
      @chrisking1029 5 років тому +107

      That's a terrible plan

    • @Sam-ps8zz
      @Sam-ps8zz 5 років тому +62

      Wait a moment... you just ran a 900m... then died

    • @Matquez
      @Matquez 5 років тому +12

      Ya damn wrong.

    • @steelhere5519
      @steelhere5519 5 років тому +21

      Run as if the police are chasing you.

    • @Imhalfamazing
      @Imhalfamazing 4 роки тому +5

      Horrible plan !

  • @williamkaye656
    @williamkaye656 5 років тому +773

    How to run the 400m
    50-100m sprint
    100-200m sprint with a bit more oof
    200-300m sprint with big oof
    300-400m KICK AND CHUNGUS OOF

  • @jklindsey-5473
    @jklindsey-5473 5 років тому +1143

    This video may be years old but after watching it last night I figured I would give it a shot. INSTANTLY I ran 6 seconds faster on my 400 meter dash. Im so hyped. Thank you so much for the tips

    • @jklindsey-5473
      @jklindsey-5473 5 років тому +38

      @michelle rivera-marceleno manage your breath. A lot of people get winded really early and it puts them out and causes them to slow down

    • @jklindsey-5473
      @jklindsey-5473 5 років тому +26

      @michelle rivera-marceleno try running with your chest more out to open up your lungs and keep your shoulders square and just breathe the way that makes you more confortable most people breathe in the nose and out the mouth

    • @jklindsey-5473
      @jklindsey-5473 5 років тому +4

      @michelle rivera-marceleno No problem Good luck!

    • @lundoren5240
      @lundoren5240 4 роки тому +7

      Jklindsey - what was your time?

    • @stephennziemi8379
      @stephennziemi8379 3 роки тому +12

      michelle rivera-marceleno we waiting for your time : 👁👄👁

  • @marygilder6024
    @marygilder6024 5 років тому +119

    400 times
    BEFORE:54.8
    NOW:51.32 thank you so much because that's over 3 seconds

  • @fishgal4697
    @fishgal4697 7 років тому +828

    thanks my coach has never mentioned a plan for 400m, i feel a lot better about my upcoming race now

    • @jambocj1127
      @jambocj1127 6 років тому +1

      Jacqueline Griffith I

    • @daniellebautista1012
      @daniellebautista1012 5 років тому +2

      Did you do good?

    • @thehayman7352
      @thehayman7352 5 років тому +27

      “Run till you booty hurt”

    • @BebekLangitt
      @BebekLangitt 5 років тому +5

      You have a bad coach

    • @stoney139
      @stoney139 4 роки тому +2

      Jacqueline Griffith : Then he is not a coach!!! Make your own plan. Does your coach push a solid conditioning plan???

  • @StuffUser101
    @StuffUser101 8 років тому +575

    1:49 is where he starts. You're welcome.

    • @usainphelps1491
      @usainphelps1491 7 років тому +48

      He starts at with the first 5 steps. Wtf if 1:46? Your 400m PR?

    • @donovandeponte8187
      @donovandeponte8187 7 років тому +9

      goddamn, that was savage

    • @manicgaming9126
      @manicgaming9126 7 років тому +10

      that roast was fucking powerful my nigga and painfully relevant

    • @StuffUser101
      @StuffUser101 7 років тому +2

      Exactly, which is why I pointed out the 1:49 minute mark, i.e. where he addresses the first 5 steps. And that is at *1:49*, not 1:46. Read.

    • @flightthegoatreacts3991
      @flightthegoatreacts3991 6 років тому +15

      After 1 year have you healed from that burn?

  • @darthinvaderzimm
    @darthinvaderzimm 4 роки тому +41

    Just watching this is giving me extreme anxiety from running track last semester

  • @flynnmiller7687
    @flynnmiller7687 5 років тому +253

    I don't exist and I improved by 10 seconds

  • @MsKchaney
    @MsKchaney 3 роки тому +337

    As a college and high school coach for many years and a former 45-second 400 runner myself, I couldn't possibly agree more with what was presented in this video. This is right on the money from start to finish, and is the same strategy I ran and the same strategy I coach. Excellent, accurate, and entertaining, thanks for putting this out there!!!

    • @CompleteTrack
      @CompleteTrack  3 роки тому +29

      Thank you for the kind words Ryan!

    • @pystykorva9793
      @pystykorva9793 8 місяців тому

      U not usain bolt bro

    • @djungelskogL0v3r
      @djungelskogL0v3r 2 місяці тому +1

      how the fuck do you run a 45 second 400

    • @MsKchaney
      @MsKchaney 2 місяці тому +1

      @@djungelskogL0v3r Haha, I’ve asked myself the same thing! Have a great coach + be disciplined to train like a beast for many years + find elite competition + get comfortable with pain + race just about exactly as he described! It’s a complex recipe for it all to come together.

    • @MsKchaney
      @MsKchaney 2 місяці тому +1

      @@pystykorva9793 I certainly wasn’t Usain Bolt in the short sprints, but believe it or not his best 400 time was 45!

  • @josephj9500
    @josephj9500 9 років тому +145

    You don't coach the last 100. Best line of the video!

    • @almondbutter2685
      @almondbutter2685 5 років тому +13

      Also, "If you don't believe in God, make somethin' up"

  • @crixtaraafi5740
    @crixtaraafi5740 9 років тому +227

    Best 400m race plan ever! I just prd from a 53.5 to a 52.6! God bless this dude!

  • @CIF-pm7tk
    @CIF-pm7tk 2 роки тому +77

    I ran the 400 for 14 years, i had amazing coaches that taught me to attack! attack the curves and stride that back stretch attack the curve and accelerate out of the last curve and you should have a coach at the 200 m mark giving you time or a shout or mark of your 200 time. that last hundred is all conditioning, drive and heart! we ran so many 600's. made me want to hurt people i was so angry. the best I ran was 48.3. 28 years ago. good luck to all of you ATTACKING THAT 400

  • @BillyBob-tr5cv
    @BillyBob-tr5cv 7 років тому +237

    I'm 16 and I'm a freaken thrower. I did throwing, because I have extremely bad anxiety in running in front of people. My coach made us run 400m, because we did bad our last meet and I was hitting 68's and 69's and freaken he put me in a 4x4 and I'm just like, "TF IM A THROWER!"

    • @mikaylah4710
      @mikaylah4710 5 років тому +8

      Omgg i run 100m hurdles and my coach put me on the 400! I have NEVER evrn ran a 200 what makes u think im gonna do good? Any advice?my race is tmrw.

    • @gracedruger5280
      @gracedruger5280 5 років тому +8

      Mikaylah watch the video lol

    • @silvervenom3779
      @silvervenom3779 5 років тому +1

      Mikaylah how did u do

    • @xDEADPOOL24x
      @xDEADPOOL24x 5 років тому +5

      Lmao my coach made me do a 400 and I got a 52 for my first one ever and bow Im in the 4x4. I lowkey love it already

    • @Sam-ps8zz
      @Sam-ps8zz 5 років тому +1

      @@xDEADPOOL24x thats nothing i got my first 400 at 55.38 immediately AFTER running a 10.89 100m and 25.66 200m

  • @TheAce0703
    @TheAce0703 8 років тому +349

    This is a great video, but I think there was too little emphasis on the float phase. As I've gotten better at the 400, I've realized the importance of the float. This coach mentioned it as running " Just on the brink of insanity" which for me translates to around 90-95% effort on the back stretch, but it's important to know that you aren't actively trying to accelerate here. Instead, you are maintaining the speed you'd worked so hard to create in the first place!
    Just trying to clear something up and pass on some information that has helped me, good luck!

  • @JacobGrass
    @JacobGrass 2 роки тому +88

    From my experience in hs track, warming up your legs when your on the starting line was MAJOR in getting a good opening. Most people tend to stand and do nothing when waiting on the line and you can use that to your advantage. Just simply shaking your legs around and having blood pumping makes your body prepared and that adrenaline starting to flow early on.

  • @donovanthach
    @donovanthach 8 років тому +577

    I am still a sperm and use to run a 400 58 seconds now I run it 50

    • @yofa1
      @yofa1 5 років тому +52

      I'm a fucking hydrogen atom and I ran the 400m in 1.6 x 10-35 seconds, beat that skrub

    • @trizzy7599
      @trizzy7599 5 років тому +2

      @@yofa1 😂😂😂😂

    • @miller10
      @miller10 4 роки тому

      Wow so funny. HAHAHA

  • @brandonmartinez8217
    @brandonmartinez8217 6 років тому +77

    That 200m part is so crucial. One time when I was at a track meet I was doing a 400m, I was in third and the guy in second just stopped to catch his breath at 300m.

  • @barnabasbaliraine4172
    @barnabasbaliraine4172 5 років тому +31

    My Coach is always at the 200 too and that's when he yells "NOW" so I can accelerate

  • @dahliac4860
    @dahliac4860 5 років тому +66

    Before I knew how to run the 400, I was running 61-62 pretty consistently, but I finally learned how to do it and I won a state championship with a 56.15. Awesome advice!!

  • @westgardner7871
    @westgardner7871 6 років тому +56

    Just jumped from a 53.18 to a 52.25 in one race with this strategy! Thanks so much!

  • @abbeyrausch5800
    @abbeyrausch5800 9 років тому +126

    I'm glad you didn't make it boring like all the other 400m videos this actually kept me watching till the end

  • @tresgarcia6641
    @tresgarcia6641 5 років тому +103

    Thanks this helped a lot I went from a 56.6 sec 400 to a 51.4 sec 400

  • @blessingomoniyi
    @blessingomoniyi 6 років тому +121

    I hated the 400 til I got good at it... lol

    • @caitlincarr6071
      @caitlincarr6071 5 років тому +1

      omg same

    • @parkeroverton5725
      @parkeroverton5725 5 років тому

      Blessing Omoniyi facts

    • @bored4427
      @bored4427 5 років тому +1

      I'm not even good at it, ran 59 on a 133m track indoors, and it's my favorite event. And I have to run it in a week or two without much training because I had the flu how epic

    • @kameroncoleman9293
      @kameroncoleman9293 4 роки тому

      me running 56 one time and automatically gassing it

    • @kkkkkkkkk694
      @kkkkkkkkk694 3 роки тому

      I always loved 400 as I was the champ in it.

  • @brookestadtherr2443
    @brookestadtherr2443 5 років тому +46

    I’m running a 4x400 tomorrow for the first time ever and I’m super nervous! I also have to run another 400, a 200, and 100m🥴

    • @Ray-km8zp
      @Ray-km8zp 5 років тому +3

      Brooke Stadtherr goid luck

  • @mixvikings8789
    @mixvikings8789 8 років тому +94

    Fr I told my friend who runs 400s this and he tried it and dropped his time by 2 seconds

  • @MsRayRay000
    @MsRayRay000 9 років тому +269

    this video was VERY helpful. Thank you so much, but can you please do one on the 800m?

    • @CompleteTrack
      @CompleteTrack  9 років тому +31

      How to run the 800: ua-cam.com/video/_c7dhdS81Tw/v-deo.html

  • @swekkedpvp5221
    @swekkedpvp5221 8 років тому +577

    I'm still in the womb and my mom runs a 10.38 100m

    • @RatusMax
      @RatusMax 7 років тому +91

      Damn, connecting babies to the internet before they are born..technology has gone a long way. So have you been born yet it's been 6 months. I am expecting some time to pass since you can already think with a brain.

    • @JO-hu2ix
      @JO-hu2ix 7 років тому +4

      SwekkedPvP lol

    • @rheanair9420
      @rheanair9420 6 років тому +2

      yeah right.

    • @rory718
      @rory718 5 років тому +6

      Rhea Nair have you ever heard of a joke

    • @Benhall01
      @Benhall01 5 років тому +3

      Rory O’D r/whoosh

  • @mattmillare
    @mattmillare 2 роки тому +12

    I watched this video repeatedly 3 years ago my senior year of HS in study hall everytime. Managed to make states for the 400 because of this. I’ve now finished my adult education and I come back to this, reminiscent of the best year of my life. Thank you for this video.

  • @SpookTroop-
    @SpookTroop- 3 роки тому +16

    The last 100 is the most painful thing in the world😭😂

    • @CompleteTrack
      @CompleteTrack  3 роки тому +3

      It's going to hurt whether you run it right or run it wrong, but it hurts less when you're happy about your time....and you'll be less likely to puke.

  • @DP-ds2pz
    @DP-ds2pz 7 років тому +225

    Cheers for this, went from a 1:20 to a 1.04. This plan worked to perfection, went out hard and that immediately put me in front of 6 out of the other 7 runners, I made a mistake in slowing down too much down the straight, so another runner took advantage of this and I was placed second, so I'd strongly advise you to remember not too decrease your pace too much. Then around the turn,I reaccelerated like Latif suggests, and I made up a 10m gap by the time I was coming down the stretch. Kill the turn, attack that as hard as you can. Last 80-100is all mental. If you want it bad enough, if u can withstand the pain, you will win.

    • @NikhalDore
      @NikhalDore Рік тому +11

      damn a whole 16 second difference you slow slow

    • @starrcos
      @starrcos Рік тому +50

      @@NikhalDore at least he made that change to improve his running, right

    • @auburnfan4life589
      @auburnfan4life589 Рік тому +27

      ​@@NikhalDore why you hating

    • @krypticx8584
      @krypticx8584 Рік тому +29

      @@NikhalDore bro hating 6 years later

    • @notrichrd4412
      @notrichrd4412 Рік тому +1

      @@NikhalDorewhat would be a good time then?

  • @MajinBLJ
    @MajinBLJ 8 років тому +402

    As an atheist, I swear I start praying to the all the water I'm gonna drink after the final 100m meters😂😂

    • @weatherman2341
      @weatherman2341 8 років тому +25

      I'm atheist too and when I run the last 100 I start going like dear science Give me Water

    • @MajinBLJ
      @MajinBLJ 8 років тому +1

      +Brandon Palomino Forreal😂😂😂

    • @MajinBLJ
      @MajinBLJ 8 років тому +8

      +Meoww03 So does Zeus. Praise him and his hefty lightning bolts.

    • @weatherman2341
      @weatherman2341 8 років тому +6

      +Meoww03 he is a god not a creature

    • @MajinBLJ
      @MajinBLJ 8 років тому +9

      +Brendan Jackson He is actually the God of Olympus, mightiest of Gods.
      Don't slander my savior's name by referring to him as "creature".

  • @megan7638
    @megan7638 7 років тому +94

    I just wanted to sincerely thank you for this video! I know a lot of the comments here are fake (and funny), but your race strategy really did help me. I'm a female HS distance runner (probably upper JV), and my previous 400 PR was 74 something. When I recently found out we had an upcoming 400 time trial, I panicked and searched UA-cam for help and found your video. I found it incredibly helpful, and I told all my distance friends about your strategy (they thought your advice for the last 100 was hilarious). After watching your video, I was able to drop 3 seconds at the time trial! Thank you so so much!!

  • @callumscott953
    @callumscott953 7 років тому +249

    Or you just be Wayde van Niekerk and sprint the entire 400 XD

    • @shakielblair9508
      @shakielblair9508 6 років тому +23

      Callum Scott he didn't sprint all of it Noone on earth can sprint out a 400

    • @MrKellz411
      @MrKellz411 6 років тому +5

      Shakiel Blair Exactly if someone could they'd go sub 40... Which isn't going down..

    • @06nemox
      @06nemox 6 років тому +2

      His last 100 was high school girl times.confirmed not possible

    • @ckthedreamchaser3483
      @ckthedreamchaser3483 6 років тому +3

      He ran a 12 second last 100m

    • @kawhicantisniffyourleotard878
      @kawhicantisniffyourleotard878 5 років тому +1

      MrKellz411 sprinting the whole thing is not equal to not getting tired

  • @drewstephenson6608
    @drewstephenson6608 6 років тому +38

    I applied this and went from running a 57 to a 54

    • @aayushimehra
      @aayushimehra 6 років тому +1

      Drew Stephenson really!!??

  • @kirksingletary3788
    @kirksingletary3788 5 років тому +25

    When you've never done a 400 in a meet and you search up how to do it and he says to just pray at the end... (help me)

  • @bigdave6952
    @bigdave6952 3 роки тому +9

    back in 2015 i used his race plan and won a gold medal in this event in my college. Many thanks coach!

  • @jakei1236911
    @jakei1236911 8 років тому +38

    my first 400 was awesome i tried sprinting the whole thing at the end i crossed the line and my legs stopped working fell on my face didnt catch my self at all got a 57.2 then went "that's nice i dont know what that means this is my first year doing a sport joiner" (coach) and threw up and slept the rest of the meet hahahaha

  • @ljamison912
    @ljamison912 2 роки тому +5

    My daughter is a 5th grader that runs against 6th graders. She made it to the district championship with a 1.14. The 6th graders were running 1.09. I told we need to watch a view on how to run the 400. Your view came up. We watched it and studied it. At the championship meet she ran 1.09 and recieved 3rd place. Also she set a school record for 5th graders. Thank you!

  • @sienaisaac604
    @sienaisaac604 3 роки тому +22

    oh my god i went from a 1:05 to a 1:02 using this video and got 1st! it helped me so much thank you!

  • @bismofunyuns_1042
    @bismofunyuns_1042 5 років тому +14

    I wish I had a coach that actually gave instruction like this. We don’t even have a true sprinters coach so we just wing it.

  • @tvm-growthisunlimited9023
    @tvm-growthisunlimited9023 3 роки тому +9

    You're the most informative but funny teacher-coach re the 400M on UA-cam right now!

    • @CompleteTrack
      @CompleteTrack  3 роки тому

      Thank you my friend! Track is a lot more fun when it's not just 'run until it hurts'. That ish isn't fun at all so I try to bring the jokes! -LT

  • @amritkaurrooprai7149
    @amritkaurrooprai7149 7 років тому +69

    Thanks to this, I came 7th out of 40 girls and 22nd out of 80 boys and girls today during my cross country
    Last year I literally came last and it was embarrassing, so this is EXTREMELY HELPFUL EVERYONE!!! I didn't know it would make THAAATTT much of a difference. THANK YOU SO MUCH
    AUMING FOR NO.1 NEXT YEAR!! My mum was so HAPPY
    This is really helpful even in long distance 😁👍🇰🇪 thank you 🤗

    • @chyomama2970
      @chyomama2970 7 років тому +5

      Amrit kaur rooprai so are you a boy and a girl?

    • @amritkaurrooprai7149
      @amritkaurrooprai7149 7 років тому +2

      chyo mama No😂😂. I'm a girl and we had cross country. In my school they count us out of our gender division and the whole grade together (i don't know if I explained that we'll) and I did well in both, so....😂😂You're reply made me laugh my bum off 😂

    • @chyomama2970
      @chyomama2970 7 років тому

      Amrit kaur rooprai makes sense lol

    • @sarcasticallyevelyn8418
      @sarcasticallyevelyn8418 7 років тому

      What grade are you in? Not to be creepy just for reference, like some grades are more experienced and are sometimes faster than others lol

    • @amritkaurrooprai7149
      @amritkaurrooprai7149 7 років тому

      sarcasticallyevelyn I'm in 7th grade

  • @MrSteakable
    @MrSteakable 8 років тому +833

    Im a 4 year old girl and before I watched this video I ran a 85.5 and after this video I ran a 31.3

    • @trejayratliff2307
      @trejayratliff2307 8 років тому +12

      lol

    • @Frodew
      @Frodew 8 років тому +37

      +MrSteakable I find that hard to believe.

    • @MrSteakable
      @MrSteakable 8 років тому +75

      +Frodew Whats hard to believe about an indomitable spirit and a dream?

    • @paytonking8560
      @paytonking8560 8 років тому +4

      No you didn't

    • @jacefisher1357
      @jacefisher1357 8 років тому +51

      +payton king No shit Sherlock

  • @lolboisss8428
    @lolboisss8428 5 років тому +46

    Wow! This helped a lot! I went from a 54.3 to a 50.01! This is really amazing

  • @Jonahappleby
    @Jonahappleby Рік тому +3

    I ran the 400 m last year, and I'm doing it again this year, when I saw how fast those other guys were going boosted my adrenaline, and I ran the fastest time I had ever run that race. I finished second place

  • @joelymarieschannel
    @joelymarieschannel 7 років тому +32

    Been training specifically for 400m and 400mh since January this year after moving from shorter sprints, my first flat 4 was 65.6s without really knowing what I was doing (but I'm defo that person who "doesn't go out very hard because they want to conserve energy and not die at the end") so I want to try this race plan - my coach says I can go 60s which would be a dream! Thanks for this

    • @joelymarieschannel
      @joelymarieschannel 7 років тому +4

      Update!! Ran a 62.45s in training today

    • @samanimations2002
      @samanimations2002 5 років тому +1

      Keep it going man! Aim for 57

    • @youngsuit
      @youngsuit Рік тому

      @@joelymarieschannel i know it was a long time ago, what was your PR?

  • @xlanslick7874
    @xlanslick7874 8 років тому +42

    Thank you coach this will help me tomorrow in my championship track meet. I Ran a 1'02 400 but my coach wants me to break 1 minute for mvp

    • @Jochiii
      @Jochiii 7 років тому +8

      xLAN Slick 0-50 run hard 50 - 200 check where you are,knees high, body up

    • @Jochiii
      @Jochiii 7 років тому +2

      xLAN Slick wrong person

  • @nissikabongo7162
    @nissikabongo7162 9 років тому +28

    Thank you soo much im an 8th grade girl and this actually really helped me in my district meet. I got 2nd but I originally kept on running a 63 but after this vid I ran it in a 60 flat , set my new pr and broke the school.

    • @clibothy
      @clibothy Рік тому +3

      bro i thought you were lying and then i looked up your name 😭😭😭 I know your comment is 7 years old but that's crazy

  • @tiaracrespo5598
    @tiaracrespo5598 6 років тому +16

    I ran my first 400m (not competition just at practice) and it was horrible 😣 but now i have a better understanding of what to do😊👍🏽

  • @steelmore
    @steelmore 9 років тому +37

    Great, helpful information. It's always easy to pick out those runners who haven't been trained to run a 400m. They don't pace well and die on the last turn. My son is a 400m runner and loves the race. Will definitely pass this video on to him.

  • @haneennaseef2397
    @haneennaseef2397 6 років тому +17

    I have a track meet on Monday and I'm running the 400m and I'm freaking out.

    • @Jessica-gg8mr
      @Jessica-gg8mr 4 роки тому +2

      Ah mine is in 9 days and I hurt my leg and haven't ran for a few days, at practice, because my coach wouldn't let me, and tomorrow is when I can continue to run and my leg is still going to be in pain even before the meet which makes me nervous.

  • @dylangenzler5336
    @dylangenzler5336 2 роки тому +8

    6 years later but I have a meet on Saturday and this helped a lot, I'm going rewatched this video till my mind automatically knows what to do!! if what everyone says and how it helped so much I hope to God, I can break a minute! thank you for explaining it so in depth. Edit: your plan worked so well I was running a 101.58 today I just ran a 59.73 thank you so much!

    • @Sprinkles7652
      @Sprinkles7652 2 роки тому

      I had a race this Saturday too and I wish I knew this stuff

    • @dylangenzler5336
      @dylangenzler5336 2 роки тому

      @@Sprinkles7652 at least you get time to practice it

  • @afrosamurai9524
    @afrosamurai9524 6 років тому +10

    Tomorrow is my FIRST EVER TRACK MEET and I came to this video so I wouldn't fail my team. I feel this will help me at least get top 5

  • @TG6_
    @TG6_ 4 роки тому +6

    That tip about running all out your first couple of steps is a good tip by doing that I drop my time by 4 seconds 😂👍🏼

  • @Official_DozerVR
    @Official_DozerVR 2 місяці тому +1

    It's my first year in track as a middle schooler 7th grade and my 400 m time went from a 1:27 down to a 1:23 because of this thank you so much.

  • @Leander_Woodley_Warriors
    @Leander_Woodley_Warriors 3 роки тому +7

    Awesome advice :). My 400m time improved by almost 6 seconds after watching this!

  • @dennismwangi353
    @dennismwangi353 5 років тому +12

    Hey Coach, am 18 years from Kenya And I really loved your coaching. I've always being coming up slow on the first 50m and then rely on ridiculous pushing and top speed to outrun my mates. But you just gave me a new perspective today and I have been preparing with that for my final 400m race tomorrow. Thank you for this piece of info

  • @myleskiyanda
    @myleskiyanda 3 роки тому +6

    This vid helped me freshman year come first in the 400. I even beat a senior. Thank you!

  • @melg3016
    @melg3016 9 років тому +1

    Best advice on how to run a 400 meter dash. Thank You!! You are a true life saver!!!

  • @bricek5637
    @bricek5637 4 роки тому +11

    I run half marathons. Before watching this, my time was 1:37:22. Now I can eat a pizza in 8 slices.

  • @krazyjazy7528
    @krazyjazy7528 8 років тому +4

    Thank you very much for helping me understand the 400m better! I have a huge track meet in 2 days and this helped me like I said!

  • @heidiearl1719
    @heidiearl1719 8 років тому +6

    Great tips- thanks - just PR'd in the 400m - shaved a full second off my time using this strategy.

  • @fireking6250
    @fireking6250 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for telling me this. I’ve been doing the 400 and I’ve always ran without a plan. I was doing a 400 last night for my track meet and I was in 1st place for the majority of the time but sold it and came in 3rd place in 2nd heat. This is what I was missing the entire time and will help me out for sure. Everyone was complimenting on how good I did in the 400 today at school (the next day after my track meet if you are reading this at a different day) I always pray before my track meet.

  • @marleewalter1737
    @marleewalter1737 9 років тому +61

    Haha "if you don't believe in god make something up" 😂

  • @mary-janekhasar6895
    @mary-janekhasar6895 5 років тому +26

    Night before my race and I can't sleep ;-;

  • @keshavghanekar803
    @keshavghanekar803 5 років тому +1

    Listen I ran a 400m today. I’m a 15 year old Indian kid who only ran a 400m 2 before. I listened to this man word for word and I dropped from a 1:05 to a 1:00 flat. LISTEN TO THIS MAN.

  • @bedfordcountylegend6424
    @bedfordcountylegend6424 9 років тому +7

    Awesome video, I'm a sophomore , and last year as a freshman I ran a 54.9 at a big invite, but this year it's still early I know but I'm running 57"s . And like today i had an invite , i got put in the boss heat I ran against kids running 51"s and 52"s , and it felt like the best race I ever ran but it was a 57 . My plan is senior year I want a 49.9 .

  • @Yaboykhoryxo
    @Yaboykhoryxo 5 років тому +3

    This actually really opened my eyes to the 400 race. This made me think about how to run my 400

  • @CoachRoebuck
    @CoachRoebuck 8 років тому +3

    A well-explained video. Much respect.
    When I coached summer track, my strategy for running the 400m wasn't too far off. I always trained my kids to get out of the first turn at near top speed. Two reasons: #1 - races can be lost at the first 50m. #2: it's easier to set ourselves up on the back stretch at near top speed than to play catch up. During practice, we would train at a reasonably high paces so that the kids have a good idea of what to expect physically. Then, I emphasize that when they hit the 200m mark, just take off, before fatigue kicks in and your body begins to crash, concentrating on the form (in particular the knee) as much as possible.
    I'm happy to say I saw a lot of success given that that game plan. We ran a lot of 600m and 800m during practice. The kids had the energy to have been able to pull off a quality 400m.
    Worth pointing out, I once watched a video where Colin Jackson (UK) gave a strategy for running the 400m: run the first 200m @ 98% of maximum, and try to hold on for the remainder of the race. I believe the idea behind the explanation was to, again, try to maintain an even pace around the track. I had a college track coach who was more direct, in that the key to running the open 400m was to maintain an even pace around the track. No specifics were mentioned. It was up to me to figure that out.
    Again, good video!

  • @nursesings4God
    @nursesings4God 5 років тому +1

    I completely agree with you! This is how I used to run the 4x4. This diagram is great and I am going to use it for my kids!

  • @DJSt3rling
    @DJSt3rling 3 роки тому +2

    best 400m explanation I've ever heard. Bravo!

  • @larsgovaerts8850
    @larsgovaerts8850 2 роки тому +4

    very helpful video. I really learned something from it. and I recognized many parts of my races so far. my death point is usually at 250m. in my next race i will use your strategy, thanks!

  • @yanelismolina7229
    @yanelismolina7229 6 років тому +8

    This had helped me sooo much! My first ever race is a week from now and I am so scared. If I can’t beet the fastest people on my team, I am just imagining how fast these other people are gonna be in my meets. But this has helped me a lot. I used to just go full on sprinting the whole way through and manage to keep the same paste.

  • @2nd.Air.Division.8thUSAAF
    @2nd.Air.Division.8thUSAAF Рік тому

    Thank you for the great explanation of your race strategy. I am looking forward to incorporating it into my next runs.

  • @customname4680
    @customname4680 22 дні тому

    I can't believe this video was made 9 years ago
    I stumbled on it
    I run 400mh
    But im running 400m flat and im gonna apply this method
    Thanks coach

  • @nicolasfierro2143
    @nicolasfierro2143 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you so much you brought my time from a 12:35 to 12 sec
    Fr though you saved 2 sec off my time thanks

  • @jackyjess7273
    @jackyjess7273 6 років тому +5

    Great video! I am one of those people who get really sick after the 400, yet not any other race since it is one of the longest sprints. This video really helped visualise what the whole race will be like, so I can now have a proper plan. Thank you

  • @savshreds4282
    @savshreds4282 9 років тому +1

    I listen to you often, and when I do I drop time. Thank you!

  • @17jgarciasolis
    @17jgarciasolis 9 років тому

    Helpful Tips! Less stress and less butterflies for my first 400m race event! Thanks!

  • @ashleyhorn7033
    @ashleyhorn7033 3 роки тому +3

    wish I had a coach like you when I was in track as a kid!

  • @elenar2589
    @elenar2589 5 років тому +27

    I tried this and I went from 52.3 to 96.7

  • @cailinmcneil2346
    @cailinmcneil2346 6 років тому +1

    i ran my first 400 at time trials yesterday and my coach said my time was a little over a minute and then i watched this and i just cut my time down a LOT. thank you omg this video helped me keep my spot on my varsity track team. Aahhhhh

  • @RajSingh-bh4gn
    @RajSingh-bh4gn 9 років тому +2

    Thanks u so much, I have been running 400 for a year now, and still had no idea on how to run it, now that i saw this video I can challenge my self to do everything u said from the arm expanding toward the end, too the mental part that takes place in the 200-300. Keep making these videos there amazing and very helpful, and wish me luck for my meat tomorrow.

    • @kishwerali1759
      @kishwerali1759 8 років тому

      Remember to pray at the last 100 m ;'-)))

  • @coybake2335
    @coybake2335 9 років тому +54

    Wow people are doing under a minute and I'm like- Da fuq?!

    • @monke5089
      @monke5089 8 років тому +6

      probably half are lying

    • @majinbenproductions1038
      @majinbenproductions1038 8 років тому +12

      +TrolololGaming69 They arent. As this man says, first 5 steps are sprint. Then by 10m mark you should be at 3/4 sprint pace. When you hit the 200m mark, you should be building to a full sprint by the last 100m. Last 100m is a full sprint. Thats how i run a 49 as a sophmore.

    • @pochmanpoldarius2478
      @pochmanpoldarius2478 6 років тому +5

      I'm two and run a six second mile

    • @letemflyhunting2645
      @letemflyhunting2645 5 років тому +1

      Yea im a freshman and i run a 57 🤷‍♂️

    • @mochi6776
      @mochi6776 5 років тому

      @@letemflyhunting2645 ayeee 57 freshman gang

  • @billysammons1476
    @billysammons1476 7 років тому +70

    Seems like times have not changed much since I was in high school in 1966. On a gravel track with long spike track shoes (the kind at the time) I ran my fastest time of 50.8...which was a NY State high school record. I did it because the guy I was chasing the whole race had monster thighs and was about 6'2"...I was just 6' but was able to beat him out the last 60 yds. It was called the 440 back then...my time was not beaten until 1981 when the new "soft and bouncy" tracks became the standard.

    • @vuxigeck5281
      @vuxigeck5281 6 років тому +2

      That's an interesting story!

    • @dangahagan7645
      @dangahagan7645 6 років тому +15

      In 1966, White Plains HS ran 3:12.7 for the 4x440, which is an average of 48 seconds for each leg (their individual splits were 49.8, 48.0, 47.4, 47.5). Pretty sure the NY state high school record was not 50.8.

    • @uuvlv9605
      @uuvlv9605 6 років тому +2

      Dan Gahagan exposed him smh 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @garymanning8920
      @garymanning8920 6 років тому +1

      Billy Sammons did u attend a 1a 2a school or a 4a 5a program?

    • @damiansconberg4715
      @damiansconberg4715 6 років тому +7

      Dan Gahagan relay splits are different than just 400m because of the running start

  • @JackikiMarie
    @JackikiMarie 8 років тому +1

    I had to fill in for a team mate on my last meet for a 4x400m. Now tomorrow I have to run a 400m (second time for meet) so this video is helping me a lot, Thank you!

  • @nicholas8240
    @nicholas8240 5 років тому

    Thank you, I’m on the track and field team and I’m usually the best at the sprinting events, and now I know the stages on what to do on each section

  • @just_hajile
    @just_hajile 7 років тому +21

    This is my first year in track, and my dad sent me a link to your video yesterday. I watched it three times seeing that the content you gave me is very helpful. My Best time is 1:00.28, and I'll tell you the results for my meet later today. Thank you 😊

    • @just_hajile
      @just_hajile 7 років тому +13

      On my meet last friday night, I followed your advice and I won 1st on my 5th heat. My time was 59.19 seconds! Thank you very much for the strategy and planning.

    • @RendHeaven
      @RendHeaven 7 років тому +1

      Supah Flash you can do 57

    • @just_hajile
      @just_hajile 7 років тому +3

      Don't Miss The Panty Raid Thx, for the motivation; I actually got 58.45 sec now on my district (last) meet for myself

    • @jamical5918
      @jamical5918 7 років тому +2

      Supah Flash age? and grade?

    • @just_hajile
      @just_hajile 7 років тому

      I'm a Freshman (9th grader) and I've never been held back or considered born late. (Figure my age out), and this was my first track season running. Ever.

  • @jorgeh4658
    @jorgeh4658 5 років тому +5

    I'm a junior who has only played bball since freshman year. This is my 1st year in track and I started with 2 1min 3s times and then decreased to 1 min flat in a week then 58.2 in the next week (this past week). Will try this at my meet tomorrow see how much I improve by. P.S. all those prs are basically me getting used to running alot longer than I was used to and getting more fit with less bodyfat%.

  • @geraldhaynes2989
    @geraldhaynes2989 8 років тому

    Thank you your good info. Very very useful. I'm was a sprinter myself but probably burned too much in the curve, probably ran 70-80 meters hard rather that the 50 meters. I shared this info with my 13 year old son and he did an amazing job in a meet this past Saturday. He took 3rd place in his first event of the year against competition that may have been training for 1-2 months more. So thanks again.

  • @gregoryjschwartz
    @gregoryjschwartz 7 років тому +1

    This is both hilarious and very useful. Much appreciated.