How to Run the 400 Meter Dash

Track and Field Coach and speed training expert reveals exactly how to run the 400 meter dash in this video: Be sure to check this free video out that goes into more detail on How to Build Champion Sprinters (100m-400m runners): How to Build Champion Track and Field Sprinters

John Smith 400m Workout

Sprint Coach John Smith from HSI recommended 400 meter training program Sample workouts for Early Season (January – February) Monday: 1. Warm-up one mile 2. Drills and Stretching 3. 500 – (55 second 400) Rest 12 minutes 4. 400 – 54 seconds rest 12 minutes 5. 3 x 200 meters at 28 seconds Tuesday: 1. [...]

Training Procedures in Sprinting

TRAINING PROCEDURES IN SPRINTING By Valeri Borzov Munich Olympics double gold medalist, Valeri Borzov, discusses the principles employed by his coach, Valentin Petrovski, in sprint training. The article is based on translated extracts from Borzov’s recent book, titled “10 Seconds — a Lifetime”, serialized in Kehakultuur No’s 4 and 5, 1983, published by Penioodika, Tallinn, [...]

Sprinting at Top Speed

Top Speed or Maximum Velocity is another way of saying running at full speed. The point in a race, workout or game that you reach maximum velocity depends on strength levels, experience and running mechanics. However, regardless of where and when you reach full speed, there are some differences in running mechanics and effort when [...]

Sprinting Techniques

Sprinting technique is all about power and efficiency. In a sport where ‘elite’ and ‘run of the mill’ athletes are separated by fractions of a second, getting the most out of an athlete’s ability is essential to success, from the youth through professional levels. How efficient an athlete’s running style is basically boils down to [...]

100 and 200 Meter Sprinters

Training Sprinters – Workouts First two weeks: Stretch as a team, then separate into 3 main groups: (1) Endurance athletes, (2) Mid-distance (3) sprinters, jumpers, throwers. Team leaders per group will be helpful. Train event specific. Research shows specificity of training will negatively or positively impact performance if the workouts are not event specific. During [...]

Competing in the 400 Meter Dash

Clyde Hart Competing The ideal race pattern will be one of smooth deceleration if the runners have dispersed their energies properly, with as little tightening up at the finish as possible. The 400 meter runners should try to cover the first 50 meters at near top speed. At this point they should relax the actions [...]

Fast Fitness – the Use of a Sprint Training Workout

In our high-speed, hectic world many people complain that they don’t have time to visit a gym for any length of time. That is where a sprint training workout can help you to get fit, and yet do so in a brief amount of time. So, let’s look at what’s involved in a sprint training [...]

Tips on How to Run Your Fastest in 100 Meter Sprints

You’ve typed in “How to run fast in 100m” over the internet for a gazillion times but you’ve found little help. Although tips on winning 100-meter races aren’t entirely secret, only a few runners have found the holy grail of running. Speed and endurance are extremely vital for 100-meter dash sprinters. While most hopeful sprinters [...]

The Best Training for That 400 Meter Sprint

Most 400 meter sprint runners are torn between dozens of training mediums on mainstream sports media that don’t even give the appropriate and accurate training treatment that their bodies need.  But with the gazillions of 400 meter sprint training choices in the bin, one type of training is fast making its way to running stardom. [...]