My goal of sub 4:00 1500-I will not stop until I reach my goal.

Heat sheets for Mt SAC are up. But I do NOT see Eddy Lee's name in the heats for the 1500. NOOOOOOOO

Our school is going to the Bryan Clay Invite, w/ a selected few running/throwing @ Mt. Sac.

Though it was probably my best race ever on Friday night, it's hard not to be disappointed. I did everything that I planned on doing, except for breaking 4.

Goal splits: 63-64, 64, 64, 47=358-359

Actual: 64, 64, 65, 47=400

I waited patiently to make a move (400 to go), started kicking @ 250 to go(maybe a bit too soon as the last 50m were tough) and just had a grand ol' time(main goal: have a fabulous time doing what I love most...running).

But ahhh...must not dwell in the past.

Good practice yesterday:

HARD 1200, rest 4 min, 400 fast

312(63,63,66...ouch), 59

Thanks again for the encouraging comments, and I also hope that other people are meeting their personal goals.

Take care, friends :)

eddylee wrote:

just had a grand ol' time(main goal: have a fabulous time doing what I love most...running).

This is why you will meet your goal.

Four flat?!!! Argh so close!

You're going to do it!! Soooo close! Good luck

Man, You might actually do this. Holy crap, last year you struggled to break 4:40 in the mile and now this. Not bad

Wow. I'll be honest I'd written off eddylee as another unrealistic dreamer (anybody remember "Robot"?), a metaphor for the expectations and failures of human existence. Glad to see I was wrong. Maybe there's hope for us after all.

No joke. LetsRun better have this shit on the Front Page when EddyLee breaks 4.

I don't think there has or will ever be a bigger accomplished chronicled entirely on the boards.

When this thread goes over 1500, then Eddy will go under 4:00.

good luck eddylee! pretty freaking cool. all of the rift raft at letsrun is behind you at mt sac!

Right On EDDY LEE! You're almost there!

real close!!

http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/1364712.html

Amen brother! Hope you nail it this weekend. I wish I could see it. :)

It's so awesome that you've stuck with it all this time. I know it's right up there in the thread title - you won't stop - but hey, most people are all talk. You've actually put the work in. That separates you from the crowd.

Here's to you, Eddy!

Very close but I don't see it happening for a little while. Looking at his races over this year the 4:07, 4:04, and 4:00 are much faster then anything else. The mile and 3k times are not what a sub 4:00 1500 guy should be running. Yes I know those were indoor times, but that does not explain a 4:37 mile. He's also improved by 7 seconds over just a few weeks, so I'd be a little worried the timing on your training. Improvements like that in early season tend to result in seasons best being those early races. I really hope he does it, I've been following this thread for a long time now. He's made some great improvements, but his races seem to show that he might have had his best of the year last week. Good luck dude and I hope you prove me wrong.

hes in college...

this is badass. 0.33 away is just so sick. you got it and you know it. the only factor is getting it done. Good luck!

Good luck Eddy! Don't stop til you get it!

not this year wrote:

Very close but I don't see it happening for a little while. Looking at his races over this year the 4:07, 4:04, and 4:00 are much faster then anything else. The mile and 3k times are not what a sub 4:00 1500 guy should be running. Yes I know those were indoor times, but that does not explain a 4:37 mile. He's also improved by 7 seconds over just a few weeks, so I'd be a little worried the timing on your training. Improvements like that in early season tend to result in seasons best being those early races. I really hope he does it, I've been following this thread for a long time now. He's made some great improvements, but his races seem to show that he might have had his best of the year last week. Good luck dude and I hope you prove me wrong.

Well, that 437 mile was up in Flagstaff(7000ft) :-D

Also, my training is geared only for the 1500. I could post a common workout week, but I'm afraid that it'll cause a stir up.

Oh well...results are showing that this works for me...

TYPICAL WORKOUT WEEK

Monday: 3 workouts that seem to be used most often during the season:

* 2x1200 w/ 8-10min recovery: first one is done @ 1500 race pace(so 315 goal pace is usually the key).

*1x1200 @ race pace(315), 1 min recovery, all out 300, 6-8min rest, race pace 800 (210 goal).

* 1x1200 @ race pace, 6-8 min, 1x800 race pace

Tuesday: usually faster than race pace stuff:

repeat 300s, 400s, maybe break down starting @ 1k.

Wed: recovery: pool workout or easy 3-4mile run

Thursday: one of two workouts usually: 4x400 w/ 30 second rest...freaking hate this! :) or 3x(160,160,80..all out sprints w/ 1min recovery and 5min between sets)

Friday: 4x200 @ 800 race pace

Sat: Race

Sunday: on your own.

This has been the last month or so.

In the beginning, we were running twice/day. Morning would be mile repeats or tempo stuff.

As you can see...very demanding.

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BOINGO AND RON!!!!

Good to see your username :-D :-D

How's everything going?!!