So my friend is a junior in HS, he believes he can break the 5 min. 1600m. I also think he can. His PR in the event so far is like a 5:10. However, his best 800 is a 2:15. He has 3 races left spread out by like 2 weeks (because you know how hectic those HS schedules are). He runs XC and claims to have hit 5:05 during XC season. What do you guys think?
OGC wrote:
So my friend is a junior in HS, he believes he can break the 5 min. 1600m. I also think he can. His PR in the event so far is like a 5:10. However, his best 800 is a 2:15. He has 3 races left spread out by like 2 weeks (because you know how hectic those HS schedules are). He runs XC and claims to have hit 5:05 during XC season. What do you guys think?
Could not care less what he did in CC in the fall, and we don't know if that's on a track, on grass and mismeasured, or what.
The easy answer is yes, of course he can improve 11 seconds and get under 5:00.
So many factors though -- could be hot, does "like a 5:10" really mean 5:18?, where is he in his training?, does he have to double?, and on and on.
I have seen a kid begin the season with a 7:45 and get down to 5:22 by the end of the season, so I can believe just about anything.
Can he? Sure. Its not like 10 seconds in the 1600 is that much for a guy like him.
Of course he can. My schools slowest junior runs a 4:42. Where do you go to school?
Make sure to yell out his splits when he runs by. Keep him motivated while he is running. Tell him who he should pace with to get his time under the 5. And remember the time should be at a 75 for a 400. Tell him to get a good start, run a fast 400 (should be 70 or faster), slow down to rest for a 400 (should be 80 or faster) then sprint the last 800 like a maniac.
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Make sure to yell out his splits when he runs by. Keep him motivated while he is running. Tell him who he should pace with to get his time under the 5. And remember the time should be at a 75 for a 400. Tell him to get a good start, run a fast 400 (should be 70 or faster), slow down to rest for a 400 (should be 80 or faster) then sprint the last 800 like a maniac.
-1/10. An even weaker effort than your "freshman in high school" thread.
Addressing the OP: what has your friend run in xc or a 2 mile? If he has run run sub 11 or low 18's a sub 5 is definitely possible, with good pacing. The way most idiot high schoolers run a mile, as described by this troll, will allow your friend to run his best time. The best way to run sub 5 is relatively evenly: go out kind of fast (71-74), run relaxed for the second lap but don't slow down too much (74-75), really push it on the third lap- THIS IS CRITICAL- IF YOUR FRIEND WANTS TO RUN SUB 5 HE HAS TO HOLD IT IN THE 76-77 RANGE ON THE THIRD LAP, then just run the last lap as hard as possible to bring it home.
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