Help me figure out my best event

Training Advice/Discussion 1500

6 years ago 05/23/2017 4:38pm EDT

So i've recently gotten back into training after a two year break due to injury. I'm high school I always considered myself more of a 3k-5k guy. My pr's are

5k: 17:30 xc

3k: 9:42

1500: 4:26

800 (open): 2:10

Normally I would consider this topic of discussion a shit post but I've been using online time calculators to see which pr is "the best" and it's very confusing.

It says that my 1500 and 800 pr are equivalent to a 16:xx 5K which seems quite fast. I realize that the calculators are just producing equivalent times, not times I should be ablessed to run, but still.

My mpw durring my prs was about 30 with two hard work outs a week. So I guess my question is am I really more of a mid d guy or are the calculators not accurate. Too me it seems much harder to run a 16 5k than a 4:25 1500m.

6 years ago 05/23/2017 6:38pm EDT

re: The_boggs_accnt

The_boggs_accnt wrote:
So i've recently gotten back into training after a two year break due to injury. I'm high school I always considered myself more of a 3k-5k guy. My pr's are
5k: 17:30 xc
3k: 9:42
1500: 4:26
800 (open): 2:10
Normally I would consider this topic of discussion a shit post but I've been using online time calculators to see which pr is "the best" and it's very confusing.
It says that my 1500 and 800 pr are equivalent to a 16:xx 5K which seems quite fast. I realize that the calculators are just producing equivalent times, not times I should be ablessed to run, but still.
My mpw durring my prs was about 30 with two hard work outs a week. So I guess my question is am I really more of a mid d guy or are the calculators not accurate. Too me it seems much harder to run a 16 5k than a 4:25 1500m.

Sounds like you answered your own question right at the end there. Do the ones you find the easiest, that means you're better at them.

However... realise that your 5km time is XC, so your 5000m track time would be a fair bit quicker.

6 years ago 05/23/2017 10:00pm EDT

re: The_boggs_accnt

I think the 3k is probably your best event. I'd try seeing how you do in the longer middle distance events (1500/3k).

6 years ago 05/23/2017 10:21pm EDT

re: The_boggs_accnt

The_boggs_accnt wrote:
So i've recently gotten back into training after a two year break due to injury. I'm high school I always considered myself more of a 3k-5k guy. My pr's are
5k: 17:30 xc
3k: 9:42
1500: 4:26
800 (open): 2:10
Normally I would consider this topic of discussion a shit post but I've been using online time calculators to see which pr is "the best" and it's very confusing.
It says that my 1500 and 800 pr are equivalent to a 16:xx 5K which seems quite fast. I realize that the calculators are just producing equivalent times, not times I should be ablessed to run, but still.
My mpw durring my prs was about 30 with two hard work outs a week. So I guess my question is am I really more of a mid d guy or are the calculators not accurate. Too me it seems much harder to run a 16 5k than a 4:25 1500m.

Your 800 is your best performance, but we don't know enough to say which is your best event until we know how many miles per week you are running. It could just be that you aren't running enough to run a great 5000.

6 years ago 05/23/2017 10:33pm EDT

re: The_boggs_accnt

The_boggs_accnt wrote:
It says that my 1500 and 800 pr are equivalent to a 16:xx 5K which seems quite fast. I realize that the calculators are just producing equivalent times, not times I should be ablessed to run, but still.
My mpw durring my prs was about 30 with two hard work outs a week. So I guess my question is am I really more of a mid d guy or are the calculators not accurate. Too me it seems much harder to run a 16 5k than a 4:25 1500m.

Your best event will be the one that you train the best for. So pick an event and start training for it.

If you want a calculator that tells you what you can run instead of giving you equivalent times, use stats gangsta's calculator.

http://timescalculator.appspot.com

6 years ago 05/23/2017 10:39pm EDT

re: The_boggs_accnt

Have you considered the 400 hurdles, or discus?

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