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[dash100]

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What do you think is a harder sprint. the 200 or the 400?

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[ktkess21]

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i don't know. i've run my share of 400s and in jr high ran a decent amount of 2s. the 200 is pretty much an all out sprint but if you're running against good enough competition in the 4 it's an almost all out 200 sprint plus 200 more meters before it.

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[OHXCrunner]

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I'm by no means a sprinter, but in my experiences the 2 has been just a flat out sprint with little problem while the 4 has been a balls to the wall hurtfest to see who has the most guts.

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[iTroyer]

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400. No need to explain.

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[iTroyer]

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A big gun.

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[Soraporu]

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Come on now noone mention the 800.
Its hard to say. ima mid distance runner wit mediocre 200 speed.
Even tho the 200 is a B, to me at least, when the last 50 meters and i want to go faster.
but the 4 is harsher. The last 250 is always the worst in my opinion.

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[maliaslivinlarge]

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It depends on how you're asking the question. If you're asking which is harder to run, then the answer is probably the 400 because it is a flat out sprint for 200 more meters. But if you're asking which is harder to succeed in, then the answer is probably the 200.

One reason is that most sprinters just don't like sprinting a 400 so if they have to choose, they'll choose the 200. So, more talented sprinters end up running the 200. For example; LaShawn Merrit can't beat Usain Bolt in a 200, but Usain Bolt can be LaShawn Merrit in a 400. So, the 200 is harder to do well in, but the 400 is harder to actually sprint.

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[Natalie2245]

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definitely the 400

our school uses distance runners and sprinters in the 400
the sprinters usually lead for the first 200 and die but the distance runners can maintain their speed and beat them

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[rstreet3]

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i disagree entirely. 400 is definitely more rough for the 800 for me. i am not sure about 200 or 400. but 300 hurdles and college 400 hurdles probably are the most difficult races in track at least for me personally.

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[Sleeves]

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agrees

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[Nick Ross]

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i dont know, being 4 miles into a 10k sucks some pretty huge nuts

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[Soraporu]

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Or they could jus be facing a really talented well rounded distance runner. lol
hmmm, does mid distance count?

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[cclark1121]

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Some of you are talking about a High School level, others are talking about it at a World level... some of you are combining the two without specifying. I'M CONFUSED!

These are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT things people!!!!

At a High school level, of course you will be able to find "distance runners" that can beat "sprinters" because high schoolers are Lazy and many of them call themselves "sprinters" when in fact they are just kids trying to get a Varsity Letter, or who have nothing else do do but they don't want to run more than once around the track. (Of course that is not ALL sprinters)... and then there are also "distance runners" who might also want that varsity letter and do long events because less people do them and it increases their chances of scoring, or maybe they are trying to loose weight, or they just like the to train in a group... but they are not competitive.... In High School there is a HUGE range of ability because then you have people who are the future of the sport and seem "really talented" and "well rounded" and kick a$$ everywhere...

A "Well Rounded" distance runner will not beat a "sprinter" at worlds for these 2 reasons,
1. the sprinters are WAY higher quality
2. A well rounded distance runner probably wont make it to worlds

At worlds you have to specialize. Even if you are talented enough to do many events, most runners target an event and train specifically for it months and months and months and MONTHS in advance. If you are "well rounded" your good at everything but great at nothing, and you need to be great to make it to Worlds! (The only exception to this is a Decathlete or Pentathlete... and they do not toe the line with Usain Bolt for a reason)

In my opinion the most difficult event in track and field is the one that makes you suffer the most. Nothing, I repeat-- NOTHING-- is more painful in the sport than putting all of your heart into one event, and then coming up just shy of your goal...

So the hardest event is also the easiest event-- YOUR event.

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[guitarmondo]

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I was in high school when track and field went from yards to meters. I ran 10.2 in the 100 21.6 second 200 and a 47.4 in the 400. I loved the 200 and 100 but my coach saw that my real gift was in the 400 and higher. Unfortunately I didn't listen to him because I would have gotten a scholarship if I had been less successful in the sprints. I was the fastest kid in my school from my sophomore year on so I could be lazy. I refused to run the 400.

My feeling is that if the race isn't hard when your running, you aren't doing something right. If you see Bolt at the end of a 100 meters he is tired and sweating as much as a 400 meter runner.

I would say, don't think how hard the race is, find out where you are gifted and what you enjoy. I look back and wish I hadn't been so stubborn with my coach. That 47.4 I ran, was the first time I ran the 400 and I never ran another. That year 48.2 won state in my class.

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[Puffycheetos411]

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Hmm... In my opinion, this is about the same as asking if someone would rather run a marathon in wooden shoes, or ride a bicycle 150 miles with no seat--there is no right answer!

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