Hi, I'm looking for some advice on breaking 3:50 for the 1500m.
What kind of 800m speed is required as well as 3000m/5000m times?
For anyone who has broken 3:50, what kind of sessions do you think made the difference for you? What kind of mileage were you on also?
Thanks.
It depends so much on the runner. I had a teammate run 3:49 with a 1:58 as his 800 pr. I had other teammates who couldn't get faster than 3:52 to 3:54 range with 1:52 800 PRs.
Obviously, they were very different types of runners. What are your current PRs, above and below the 1500?
When I broke 3:50 I ran 3:48. 7 and my 800 pr at the time was 1:53. I was mostly a (mediocre) 800 runner. I usually ran about 40 miles per week focusing on speed workouts. My senior year I moved up to the 1500 and raised my mileage to about 55-60 and really remained consistent throughout the falldoing tempos and longer intervals with the cross country guys
I don't know if your more of a strength guy or a speed guy but if you're more speed oriented like me 3-4 mile crisp tempos every week really helped me with my endurance and helped me pull through in the longer 1500 and 3k distances
Thanks for the info guys.
I have run 1:51 for the 800m this season but have never attempted a proper 5000m; I ran 16:10 in xc back in winter.
I ran 3:57 for the 1500m in April but am much fitter than that now.
With your 800 pr being 1:51 you're probably going to have to drop your 5k ability by about 30-40 seconds to have a shot at sub 3:50. I never actually did a 5k so I don't have a formal pr. But during tempo runs I would come through 3 miles pretty comfortably in about 15:45 so I'm assuming I could probably at the time run about a 15:20-30 5k all out on the track when I broke 3:50. Hope this helps.
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