Thursday, April 7, 2011

400 meter world record

I am going to count up all the world records in my posts, until I get to the longest event, or feel like doing a different post. So next up is the 400 meter. The world record is held by Michael Johnson of the U.S. in a time of 43.18. Johnson formerly held the 200 meter record for a time of 19.32, until Usain Bolt came around and smashed it. Though Johnson is a very talented runner and he still holds the 400 meter world record. Johnson's race for the world record was most amazing to me in the final bend and straight away, he picked it up and pulled away from the pack and got it. Johnson never really ran the 100 meter because he wasnt as good at starts and having a large pick up of speed so quickly. Usain Bolt seems to be the talk of all of sprinting nowadays, but we must not forget our veterans and other record holders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVL7QLHn5y4

5 comments:

  1. Michael Johnson is a beast! I wish I could do a 400 meter O_O

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  2. so much big news in the past few days! so exciting.

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  3. woow .. just wow!

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  4. That's crazy fast dude, he deserves it.

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