I am a junior and high school and my pb for the 800m is 2:09 400m: 56.9 and 1500m: 4:30 I was wondering if I could get my time down to 2:00 in three weeks and is it possible. I usually go out in 60 and try to finish in 60. So is there any training that could get my time down quickly, to attempt to get close to 2:00.
Three weeks? Well of course, you only need 9 seconds, right?
Just go for it, man! Shit's up for grabs.
Try running 62 and 65 to get to 2:07 or maybe 2:06.
The most efficient way to run 2:01 would be to run 59 and 62.
Is your 56.9 open or a relay split?
If you really want a CHANCE (not really) to do better than that, you will have to try the move I saw a 10 year old pull off last year. She had an 800 PR of 3:36 or 1:48 and 1:48 for each 400. Her 400 PR was 1:34. She thought she was running a leg of a 4 x 400 relay. She was actually running a leg of the 4 x 800. She PRd for the first 400 in 1:33 and they made her keep going. Her second lap was 1:43 for a 3:16 PR by 20 seconds. No one in the league (including her) ran within 5 seconds of her time for the rest of the season.
Any training I could do to hold the pace after the 400m. And I ran the 400m during and actual race not a relay
in all honesty its a long shot.... the sad reality of running and distance especially is that patience is the key to success if you want to do well the work starts early in the season...
You can't drop 9 seconds in three weeks unless you're already in shape to run the 2:00. That requires at least 2 months of hard training and then tapering towards the end. You don't seem to have the speed OR the endurance. I had a 53 second 400 when I went 2:00 and a 4:42 1600.
I personally think I am in 2:05-2:06 shape based on workouts I have done were I hit 2:00 or below pace. Are there any workouts that could help?
Thanks great advice. Any more training advice.
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