The World Record History Of The 400 Meters - The Road To 42.99 

the summoning salt intro fits so well

Every now and then i rewatch waydes run in 2016 olympics. Its one of the greatest performances in all of sports history! So underrated!

One other thing that made Wade's record so amazing is the fact he ran it from lane 8 ALONE. That is just insane.

It's astonishing to see that a human being(Lee Evans) as far back as 1968 ran under 44seconds...(43.86sec), a time that would still win a major event today. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

My track coach in high school used to say the 400 was created by an insane masochist.

The 400m is such a unique blend of speed, strength and mental toughness that almost no other event can match. That's why I think it's the best event in the sport even if the athletes aren't always up to the same standards as in other events.

thank you so much! great video. I ran the 400 in high school and college. i loved this race even though training for it was the most painful training I've ever done. my fastest is 48.5. much respect to all the athletes that have made this distance historic.

I’m not much of a running historian, and the segment on Herb McKinley blew my mind. Holding the 100m, 400m, and 800m records simultaneously is absolute insanity. You said it right - what a legend.

I never forget Alberto Juantorena when he won the 400 and 800 in the 1976 Olympics. I think, he is the only athlete in doing that. I hope someday you make a video about his achievement.

Over 5 sec of improvement over the last 100 yrs that’s crazy!

What an awesome compilation. Nobody delivers track and field content like TRP!

I’ve waited a long time for this video and I think it was worth it. Liked the summoning salt into added to this.

Harry Butch Reynolds + M Johnson are my 2 Favorites of them all + the Us WR Relay Race with MJ clocking 42.9 on the anchor .

This is some retronym meta gaming stuff if I have ever seen it. Like Summoning Salt makes "speedrun" documentaries about video games. And now you are making ACTUAL speed running documentaries in his tribute. Brilliant.

yet another great vid from TRP, the amount of luv and effort u put into these vids shines thru with the professionalism u show, keep them coming please as theyre very much appreciated

If professional careers, modern shoes, and rubberized concrete tracks were available to them, Lee Evans and Tommy Smith woulda run with ANYONE from today. Speed City forever.

The mind blowing 🤯 stats and historical knowledge nuggets just keep flowing.

Summoning salt music 🤯

Really love the summoning salt tribute

The 400 meter is in many ways the king of running events. 43,86 by Lee Evans will always have a special place in my heart!

Great video. I love those old times because they were amateurs and accomplished so much. The pro times are certainly unbelievable, but to do it as an amateur is amazing.

another tour de force .... your enthusiasm and attention to detail is truly infectious! Thank you

Wayde van niekerk the legend 🔥🔥🔥

Dang, that intro always hits no matter what channel uses it. I thought I was gonna see Michael Johnson clip through the track at some point

In Rio Wayde had two Olympic Champs finishing Silver and Bronze behind him. Great race!

Great video and I’d like to see more videos on the history of other track and field events.

Aw hell nah Total Running Productions got the Summoning Salt music

As a 440/400 meter runner in HS and Jr College I always loved the 400 as my favorite event to watch and compete. This video was extremely interesting. If you had shown the entire race of each race it would be even better!!

Alberto Juantorena is a significant omission. He won the 1500 in the Montreal Olympics in a world record, and three days later he won the 400 in a low altitude world record time. It must me remembered that Evans' world record was set at high altitude.

400m is by far the greatest and most exciting race in track in my opinion.

42.9 that’s insane who knows what our future holds for us 😮

Summoning salt intro is insane lol

Great job Total Running Productions! Makes me a bit sad about Wade van Niekirk's injury, though..Who knows what he could have accomplished if he didn't get hurt.

as a 400m runner, the 800m is one of the most intricate and difficult races, running sub 1:44 is definitely taking some years off your life😂😂

I nice to the Jamaica held the 400m world record at some point

The 48 seconds back in 1912 is actually pretty impressive when u think about the lack of knowledge on how to train and the training equipment and techniques as well as they were running on dirt. That guy could probably run sub 46 if he was running in 2022.

Love the development of the actual track they run on! Found my grandpa’s shoes for running on sand.

This was an excellent piece of research, and really well mixed and a minimum of repetitions of frames. AND THE MUSIC AIN'T BAD, either! Bravo! Never puked after the 400, so I was too slow for that event...had to move up to the 880 and mile!

One cannot compare todays' athletes with those of the sixties and further back. Today 's athletes are full professionals. Athletes like Carr, Harbig , Mckenley and Evans and Smith and others deserve to be rated as legends.

huge respect from the speedgaming community for the shoutout, keep up the awesome work

Thank you for an excellent history lesson. So much talent. Bravo all runners.

Wow Wayde. Amazing 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

For a second I thought TRP and Summoning Salt were the same person! I was like WTF 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Plz do more of these literally with every distance

Van Niekerk’s 100m splits 10.70, 9.80, 10.50, 12.03 …that is absolutely insane

True speedrunning

The 200m and 400m are my two most favorite sprints. I commend the fastest athletes running the 400m. The strength, speed, power and mental toughness is 2nd to none when watching athletes run the 400m at full tilt.

EPIC Video for real athletes connoisseurs

Ahhhh a bit of click bait!! But this is my favourite race, so I appreciate this video. What an amazing race and group of athletes. Would like to see this done for the female athletes as well.

I'd be curious for some mention in these historical videos of much cinder tracks and heavier shoes slowed times compared to today.

The Summoning Salt reference was brilliant.

Did you use the summoningsalt audio because of his recent megaman video controversy? If so thats incredible, huge props!!

This gave me big big time Wirtual vibes. And that is something great

They should do a competition where the athletes have to wear the same shoes and clothes that the runners in 1912 did to see how much of an impact the new gear has

As a south African...Michael Johnson is still the greatest 400m runner of all time

I was going to say you ripped off summoning salt and then you threw that up on the screen 😂 two of my favorite channels

Need more videos like this TRP!

An interesting note to your video.....Decathalete Bill Toomey ran 45.6 for 400 meters as part of a decathalon in the Olympics

thought I was watching a summoning salt video

I love your content man. Do you plan - or already did so - to go on with a livestream or so? Would really like to interact with you on live basis. Peace 🙏🏻.

thanks TRP for sharing...Awesome

We need the summoning salt collab

This is a testament to the fact that the 96 bulls would walk current teams or at least compete very nicely… and ones haven’t changed that much accounted for 125 years the track Change and shoe change rules alone probably account for 4 seconds. What would wade run with the shoes and track from the early 1900’a. People love saying the athlete is improving but runnin 22 mph on a dirt road vs a track is very different.

I watch waydes race every day practically, Im training to break it in 2024 if not 2028!

400m is such a tough race, I know 2 guys who won titles, a world champion title in 1986 and a European Indoor title in 1986 and 1988

you did that summoning salt intro very well. good shit

very well done, thanks for the history lesson!

Aug 26, 1999. Michael Johnson broke the 11 year-old record in the 400m. Oct. 1, 2000 - US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Begins Operations with full authority for testing, education, research and adjudication for U.S. Olympic, Pan Am and Paralympic athletes. It is USADA's responsibility to develop a comprehensive national anti-doping program for the Olympic Movement in the United States." 16 January 2001 - Michael Johnson confirmed: "This is my final season, I am retiring, I will be going on a farewell tour-and I am not going to the World Championships," said Johnson."

Great video.Thanks.

The guys from the 60’s back basically accomplished their times basically running on dirt and gravel.

46.2 and 1:49 on dirt is absolutely insane

ah yes track and field's summoning salt

I respect to everyone who were involved in this, Seriously the best piece that I' ve ever seen on RU-vid, HATS OFF TO WELL ALL ! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! 💖❤😒😊💖

The intro is untouchable

The 400 always makes think what stratosphere Bolt would of sent the time to.

Awesome video!!

Love the summoning salt intro music

Insane video!😍

The Butch Reynolds record was so far ahead of its time, but the guy was doping for sure.

hears music, Thinks i somehow clicked a summoning salt video, realizes it's not the case😂. Actually a banger TRP vid

Woah, that's a lot of research!

Why does the opening music remind me of the movie Scarface 🤔

I’m consider you a Track & Fields Historian

My Dad, a collegiate shot putter, always said the 400 was the toughest event.

4:41 Hey that's my college track stadium

Paging Summoning Salt...

I'm waiting to hear about the surface effect on the time. You see those guys running on cinders and then suddenly the track is rubber...and that rubber is worth a second or two.

Wouldn’t hurt if you mentioned the high altitude of Mexico City…

It would be great to include what changes happened to the track or athlete's gear between some years.

With the intro music, I could have sworn I was watching a Summoning Salt video :P

Those old dirt tracks were much slower than today's tracks. You can probably take a couple of seconds off the records run on the slow tracks with old shoes to make a fair comparison with modern sprinters.

Odd to see Wasatch high school track in that b-roll. Made me double take real hard.

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Excellent research and narration. But client consider changing the title. It may not appear when someone wants the details

The 400 is balls out painful.The baddest track runners compete in this event.If you have anything left after this race you are not trying hard enough

If Bolt would have specialized in 400m, he could have gone under 43s.

The 400 is the only open distance I never won in high school track.

search youtube for Rio Replay: Men's 400m Sprint Final top comment says it all Eli Hansen 2 years ago His race strategy was to start fast, then run fast in the middle, and then end fast

I believe there's only been one negative split 400 m and that was Michael Johnson's 43.66 which was run 21.9 and 21.7 which Reynolds ran 2141 and 2188 he reads the 300 mortgage 3209 covering the last hundred and eleven point two zero still the fastest in any event other than a 200 m

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