Coach says I can run sub 2:00, is he crazy?

As a 1:51 guy looking back I thought 2:00 was quick but it’s honestly baby food, pretty much anybody can break it that sticks to training. Ur pretty slow 400 wise to run 2:00 as of right now, if you get 2-3 seconds faster over 400m and continue with training there is no reason why you couldn’t break 2 eventually

Thanks! I’m really gonna try my best, I would love it more than anything, especially after a crappy XC season

My best times in HS

400- 57sec

800- 2:10

mile- 4:58

2mile (didn't often run and never took seriously) 11ish?

XC- High 18's but I dealt with some injuries

XC aside, my track times were almost identical with your's now except my 800 was a little faster. I think you're already better at the 800 than races have told you at this point, maybe it's last in your event schedule or you don't run it intelligently. Note that I was injured all of junior year track with hip and IT problems so all my times from junior year track and senior year XC were trash. All my track Pr's happened senior year.

After joining the team at a small d3 college for XC i've made significant improvements all around (Like getting all conference last year) and have run back to back 2:15ish 800's DURING 800 repeat workouts. I haven't actually run an open 8 competitively for 2 years (We don't have a legit track team) but even with 5k and 8k training (which would slow someone's 800 times) I think I'd be able to pull a 2:06-2:07 if I was fresh for the race, close to 2:00 if i trained specifically for track events.

So no your coach is not full of it. And honestly 2:00 isn't that insane of a time, probably no one ever anywhere ever got a scholarship for running 1:59.

Just to let you know that you are full of crap. Most people cannot break 2:00 no matter what they do.

Is he? wrote:

Ran 10 x 200 w/ 29.5 ish average with 45 sec rest and 5 min after 5 during XC again

if you weren't throwing up afterwards, 2-flat doesn't sound crazy given that workout but you don't have go from 2:17 to 2:00 in one race. Try to split 62s, 64s = 2:06 in your first race. Your 57s 400m PR suggests that should be possible. Work your way down as the season progresses.

typo: meant 2:10 to 2:00

you should aim to run your first lap "around" 2 seconds slower than your pr for 400m. then your 2nd lap will be 2 secs slower than that, which gives you 59 + 61 = 2:00.

your coach is not crazy. he's your coach.

coach is not just a noun, it is also a verb. if there is any particular part of this you do not understand, ask any 9-year-old girl of your acquaintance to show you how to use a dictionary.

cheers.

Thanks everyone! I’m just gonna give it my best and if I do, I’ll let you all know!

Is he? wrote:

Background on coach, he’s had 4 guys sub 1:56 and countless sub 4:30s and same for sub 16:00

Yes, you can do it.

Cottonshirt wrote:

you should aim to run your first lap "around" 2 seconds slower than your pr for 400m. then your 2nd lap will be 2 secs slower than that, which gives you 59 + 61 = 2:00.

your coach is not crazy. he's your coach.

coach is not just a noun, it is also a verb. if there is any particular part of this you do not understand, ask any 9-year-old girl of your acquaintance to show you how to use a dictionary.

cheers.

Open an 800m 2 seconds slower than your 400m PR? That’s madness. It should be 4-6, depending on the type of runner. No way 2. Madness.

Kid, that one 200m without is good. You might not break 2, but work on your 400m speed and you might get close.

2isslow wrote:

As a 1:51 guy looking back I thought 2:00 was quick but it’s honestly baby food, pretty much anybody can break it that sticks to training. Ur pretty slow 400 wise to run 2:00 as of right now, if you get 2-3 seconds faster over 400m and continue with training there is no reason why you couldn’t break 2 eventually

Rudisha probably thinks pretty much anyone can break 1:50.