question about going from 1600 to 1500 meters

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9 years ago 03/20/2015 12:16pm EDT

When mentally breaking a 1500 meter race into splits, do you think of it as:

300, 400, 400, 400

Or:

400, 400, 400, 300

It's weird for me since I am used to 1600 meters and naturally broke it down into even fourths. I would have split times I would try to hit every lap in order to maximize my optimal pacing plan.

I think I would like to go 400, 400, 400, 300 but what if there is no visible clock at the 1500 meter starting area? Also, it will be weird to have a last "lap" of only 300 meters. Might it subconsciously delay the start of my kick and cost me a few seconds?

I never realized how much simpler things were in HS until today.

9 years ago 03/20/2015 12:28pm EDT

re: neo 14

No lie, I actually break it into 400, 300, 400, 400

There is a time I like to hit for my first 400, after that I shoot for splits when I'm passing the common finish area. I found that if I worry a/b the initial 300 time than I slack off a little between 300 and 400 meters. I like to keep strong and focused around that curve and then settle into a steady groove on the following backstretch.

Nice thing about this is that the second lap feels super short (naturally), so before you know it, there are just two laps to go.

9 years ago 03/20/2015 12:45pm EDT

re: neo 14

Most split it down 300, 400, 400, 400. But really you can split it any way you like. If you want to split something for 400 you can look at it there. you really should be focusing on the race not splits.

9 years ago 03/20/2015 12:47pm EDT

re: br0ski

I usually go with the 200, 1000, 250, 50 approach.

9 years ago 03/20/2015 4:58pm EDT

re: neo 14

I still think of it as four 400's. The 1100-1200 segment gets double counted on lap three and four. It's almost like doing two math problems at the same time. In my head I'm looking for splits at 400, 800, 1100, 1200 & 1500.

9 years ago 03/20/2015 5:29pm EDT

re: neo 14

neo 14 wrote:
When mentally breaking a 1500 meter race into splits, do you think of it as:
300, 400, 400, 400
Or:
400, 400, 400, 300
It's weird for me since I am used to 1600 meters and naturally broke it down into even fourths. I would have split times I would try to hit every lap in order to maximize my optimal pacing plan.
I think I would like to go 400, 400, 400, 300 but what if there is no visible clock at the 1500 meter starting area? Also, it will be weird to have a last "lap" of only 300 meters. Might it subconsciously delay the start of my kick and cost me a few seconds?
I never realized how much simpler things were in HS until today.

erm, it depends where you are getting your splits from. if it's from the clock at the finish then 300,400,400,400. If your coach is yelling them out by the 1500 start line then its 400,400,400,300.

anyway, who cares?

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