Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the reigning world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, finishes second in the open 400 at a Diamond League meet in Paris.
In the 10 months since producing a world-record time that redefined what was possible in the 400-meter hurdles,The void was filled by projections about what the sprinter, only 23,The wait ended Friday in Paris.
“Running sub-50 the first time out, [personal record], and going out as hard as she did for me, I’m pleased,” Kersee said. It was a lesson, he said, of the stark differences between the events that share a distance but “biomechanically are completely different animals,” he said. The hurdles rewards speed but also precision — the number of steps between hurdles, the right technique to clear a hurdle and land. The open 400 hinges on turning the feet over as fast as possible and maintaining it. It can lead to a different level of fatigue, Moses said.
“I just got through talking to her and she feels the difference in terms of the technique with the 400 versus the 400 hurdles,” Kersee said. “And it gives her something to wrap her mind around now in practice, to understand the technical differences in what you’ve got to do in the latter half of the race in the open 400 versus the 400 hurdles.”
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