I was arguing with my track teamates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my teamates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think their wrong.
I was arguing with my track teamates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my teamates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think their wrong.
+1
The third lap is always the hardest lap. I always thought the 1500 was easier because the third lap is only 300 meters.
Just having this discussion with some friends the other day.
For me, the 1500m feels immensely easier than the mile (haven't run a 1600m race for ages, as I'm not a HS athlete). Getting to 800m never feels tough, and is usually just a matter of not going out too fast. Then some time in the middle of the settle-in, keep it driving third lap, the bell rings, and it's time to start kicking. It just feels so much nicer.
west virgina miler wrote:
I was arguing with my track teamates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my teamates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think their wrong.
I prefer the 1500 b/c you get the whole back straight to sort out position at the start. It sucks doing that on the bend.
Go to the conversions to see how your 1500 and 1600 convert and you will see which one you are better at. They are equally hard because you have to run faster in the 1500.
their != they're
west virgina miler wrote:
I was arguing with my track teamates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my teamates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think their wrong.
1500m is psychologically easier for an 800m runner to stay in a race and to do well as opposed to 1600m/mile. It might sound like not much of a difference but a low mileage 800 person will find it a bit psychologically easier to stay in a race for only 700 more metres.
west virgina miler wrote:
I was arguing with my track team mates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my team mates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think their wrong.
Anything shorter is easier. And I fixed your spelling. Your 'team mates' was short one letter. And its they're not their.
Agh, just saw the West Virginny address.
Sorry
Bird Expert wrote:
The third lap is always the hardest lap. I always thought the 1500 was easier because the third lap is only 300 meters.
Genius! I wish I thought of that when I ran it
west virgina miler wrote:
I think their wrong.
You all own the wrong.
sillyman wrote:
west virgina miler wrote:
I was arguing with my track team mates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my team mates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think their wrong.
Anything shorter is easier. And I fixed your spelling. Your 'team mates' was short one letter. And its they're not their.
Agh, just saw the West Virginny address.
Sorry
You missed one...
west virgina miler wrote:
I was arguing with my track teammates about this. I said the 1600 is easier because it's a mile and easier to count laps and time your kick, but all my teammates said the 1500m is easier because it's shorter. I think they're wrong.
Is a 3 mile easier than a 5k?
The 60 is the shortest track race so it is obviously the easiest. I was too dumb to realize that when I was running competitively so I stuck with the mile and 1500. It didn't even occur to me that the 1500 was easier than the mile. I wonder why everyone doesn't just gravitate to the 60 indoor and the 100 outdoor. Wait, the shot put is probably the easiest because you can utilize the old non-spin technique so you barely have to move.