The OPP 400

Short course racing is becoming very popular, with the first 400-meter European championship taking place this year. Many 400-meter courses, in my opinion, are just longer versions of 100meter style courses, but the OPP 400 is designed as a technical course, more of a European 3k condensed into 400 meters.

The OPP 400 is currently in its second season, featuring three events in the series The format consists of two timed rounds, two athletes competing at a time; the fastest times then go head-to-head in semi-finals, 3rd and 4th place run-offs, and the final. This year we are also awarding the fastest times on the day, and there is a points scoring series over the three events. If you are keen on improving your technical ability for OCR, then this is perfect for that.

It also works with the same three-band system with penalties to regain bands similar to many European and World Championships. However, you can still participate in an open version of the events to test it out before considering entering competitive category, if you wish.

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