#400at4

This is something I want to catch fire. It's so fun and makes so much sense, especially to anyone who has run a 400 meter dash. To sprint a lap is hard and altogether not that pleasant, however there is a freedom in the concept and the pursuit of improvement and the idea that this is what I actually need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD_tP2uD2_8

I ran this particular lap in 1:24:18 and what would be cool is if other people record their laps (and times) and then use the hashtag #400at4 so everyone's videos will be together and we can see who's the fastest.

While I'm obviously not the fastest of everyone, I might be a little better when compared to people my same age. Here's an idea: let's track world records in terms of age. For example, Usain Bolt was 21 when he set the world record for the 100m, but then broke his own record when he was 22, so thus he holds the  21 yr-old and the 22 yr-old records for the 100m.

What I'm getting at is maybe just maybe I have a shot at the world record...for 80 yr-olds haha.

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