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Usain Bolt will compete in the 400 meters at Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston Feb. 13. Last year at this event he won the 400 meters with a time of 45.54. His personal best in the 400 meters of 45.28 set in 2007 is far short of the world record of 43.18, but Bolt says he wants to compete in the event as a means of training for the 100 and 200 meters and improve his endurance.

Seong Bong-ju, a specialist in exercise physiology at Korea Institute of Sports Science, said, “Training methods include the principle of overload. If you can sprint 300 and 400 meters, you can run 100 and 200 meters easier.”

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Not everyone is suited to every kind of running distance. Consider this before you beat yourself up about your inability to accelerate over 100m, or to get to the end of a 10k. How do you know what distance is right for you? You can either try out everything from a sprint to a marathon, or you can try to identify your ideal distance depending on your body shape. Read on to find what type you are.

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Bob, Bolt brands to boost tourism. That’s a lot of Bs in one headline, but Jamaican Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett expects the Usain Bolt and Bob Marley brands to boost 2010 tourist stopover arrivals by six per cent over last year. Full story here.