davidjohnson below posted this excellent link which talks about the shenanigans^Wcheating that happened during arbitration. http://www.sportsscientists.com/201

davidjohnson below posted this excellent link which talks about the shenanigans^Wcheating that happened during arbitration. http://www.sportsscientists.com/2011/12/science-of-sport-awards-controversy-of.html http://www.sportsscientists.com/2011/12/science-of-sport-awa... And see the top comment for a good explanation (imho) for why you are wrong about the initial acceleration phase being important for 400m.