How to Run 400 Meters

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Don't eat or drink anything right before the race because it will cause cramps

   If you run enough of these it will improve your speed and give you an idea of how close to your top speed you are going. ,,, Then really hammer the third 100 near all-out effort, and then push as hard as you can until the finish.
   
   The 400 is often won by the person who slows down the least.
   
   Do not run flat footed. , To run a 400 at your best you have to really want and be pumped about it.
   
   Get yourself excited about the race.
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   Step 2: but be sure to eat well a while before and stay hydrated.

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   Step 3: Run shorter races like the 100 and the 200 to improve your speed for the race.

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   Step 4: Run the 800 and mile help for endurance in the 400

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   Step 5: but running any further becomes less helpful because it starts to focus too heavily on aerobic endurance over anaerobic endurance

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   Step 6: which is the opposite of what the 400 is about.

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   Step 7: Lift light weights with high repetitions to help your muscles get used to fatigue and handle it better.

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   Step 8: Running the race: go out fast the first 100 and then "float" the second 100

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   Step 9: easing slightly but still going very hard.

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    Step 10: Talk yourself into it.

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