UK 400m - State of play

[MysteryBrick]

Really hoping it's not Dobson, but I bet it is...

[drobbie]

hopefully , we have 4 runners at that standard by the end of the summer, should allow us to compete for medals in the long relays, ill wait and see though

[carterhatch]

Understand and respect, Stew-coach, your reply... it was all looking too good to be true, anyway ...

[Stew-Coach]

Id feel wrong in naming before wider public awareness, but will become clear via lack of racing and not being at the DL, but unfortunately a very good talent!!

[Loop-guru]

Alex's start to the season compared to last season hints at a peak of the season for him of an improvement of 1.2 secs(which he did last year) from his season opener which is fairly standard for most 400m runners. This implies he should peak at 44.37 so I don't think his comments are misplaced. I do think he is the fourth most likely of the quartet to achieve it though. As a point of comparison Jodie Williams opened with 52.01 last year and ended with a best of 49.97

[carterhatch]

;( ... I did expect my hopes to be dashed [hence my very slim odds at it happening] - but not minutes after I posted! Who is the one 'freshly injured'?

[Stew-Coach]

Might be tough this season for that, one still recovering from injury and another freshly injured

[carterhatch]

I'd just be happy if there was a 400m domestic race this season where the starters included MHS, AHW, Dobson and Faulds, where none were DQ'd, they all finished uninjured and a couple of PBs were achieved ... though I fear the odds for that happening are slim.

[drobbie]

i agree that hudson smith should break it this year, but the other three are not even close at the moment, theres mhs who is world classish at his best and then about 10 guys who havent broken 45.5 and are not even european class. ahw has looked promising this year as has dobson in the 200, but he has a long way to go, the 400 and 400 hurdles are our weakest track eventsat the moment and we could really be doing with a bunch of guys around late 44's / low 45's to comepte in the 2 400 relay events that men are eligible for

[MysteryBrick]

Inclined to agree with his comment about himself...

[RunUnlimited]

LoveSprints1 Geeze, its like both those sisters are cursed or something. If one of them is fit, the other is injured, or vice versa, and usually the injuries are really bad ones that take them literally years to work back from.

Hopefully Shannon will make a full recovery and the news regarding Cheriece is at least heartening to hear.

[drobbie]

Alex Haydock-Wilson quoted saying "I think the British 400m record is going in this Olympic cycle. If it's not going to be Matthew Hudson-Smith, then it will either be me, Charlie Dobson or Ed Faulds."

he should stop bumping his gums until he runs under 45 seconds

[Occasional Hope]

Alex Haydock-Wilson quoted saying "I think the British 400m record is going in this Olympic cycle. If it's not going to be Matthew Hudson-Smith, then it will either be me, Charlie Dobson or Ed Faulds."

[carterhatch]

thank you for the update, LoveSprints. Sorry to hear about Shannon's injury, I hope Cheriece has a fulfilling season.

[LoveSprints1]

Cheriece is training and looking to be in good shape and Shannon is out for the season after rupturing her achilles in training recently. No idea who coaches them.