2007-03-13 09:12:06 · 6 answers · asked by spartanstrack21 1 in Sports ➔ Running
It's common to hit a wall at the 300 mark because your adrenaline is wearing out. The first 100 is pure adrenaline, nerves and guts. By the 300 mark you're really starting to feel it because you HAVE pushed so hard- try this. Drill yourself by running hard in practice the first 300 but not AS hard as you could. At the 300 mark, explode! Teach yourself to see the 300 mark as your take off point. By practicing this way you'll get used to seeing the 300 as your power point rather than a weakness. By race time, your adrenaline will be going and while you will run really hard to begin like you have been, your body will be ready to really explode at the 300 rather than die.
Another way to train your body is to run a 500 rather than a 400. Training beyond your race length is something we did a lot in cross country. We would run 4 miles hard making a 5k a lot easier! Same concept with hill training for hilly 5k's. We never ran to the top of the hill and stopped- we had to run hard OVER the top of the hill and half way down the other side to really concentrate on the idea of pushing THROUGH the hill- same thing with pushing through the 300 point.
Hope this helps. It's really a mind over matter thing. Your body has the ability to do it- you have to believe it.
2007-03-14 05:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by schmidtee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Load up in carboyadrates the day before the race. Glycogen is the perrfered fuel for the body. Glycogen is the storage form of Carbs. When the storage is low you feel sluggish and fatigue. Also 20 minutes before the race eat a energy bar for a extra boost of energy and remember stay welll hydrated
2007-03-14 12:46:37 · answer #2 · answered by Wonka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pace yourself for the 400m but pretend like you are actually going further, so that when you complete the 400 you won't think anything of it.
I don't run, but I do a lot of long-distance bicycling. When I start to hit bottom, I will pretend like I have to go twice as far to finish.
2007-03-13 16:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by joemammysbigguns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overdistance.
Run 800 m at conversational pace in training. Your recovery times will get shorter and shorter.
2007-03-14 13:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drinks lots of water at the end immediately and just keep on training.
2007-03-13 16:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHEEEESE!
2007-03-13 16:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋