Bad 800m splits. What can I run?

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5 years ago 05/19/2018 11:04pm EDT

I just ran around 1:52.25 at my state meet but ran my first lap in 57. My last 200 was in 27.0. I have split 48.2 this year and ran 1:02.8 in a 500m rep in practice. I ran 49.5 through 400m from a standing start. I have not run a 1600 this year.

What can I run for 800m all out? I never got in a fast one, and won most of my races in 1:53/1:54 this year by sitting and kicking. Outside of state, my closest race I won by 1.5 seconds in the last 200. I was a 1:57 guy last year and haven't been recruited much. I'm still trying to figure out where I am going to school.

5 years ago 05/19/2018 11:38pm EDT

re: BadSplits

go out in 54and change and try hold on in sub 57

5 years ago 05/20/2018 4:19am EDT

re: BadSplits

Did you race? Sounds like it was tactical

5 years ago 05/20/2018 9:48am EDT

re: tanktoptimmy

tanktoptimmy wrote:
Did you race? Sounds like it was tactical

Not really. I had the 4x4 like an hour later and I wanted to run the first 600 just off the leader's shoulder. I won by quite a bit.

5 years ago 05/20/2018 3:50pm EDT

re: BadSplits

If you wanna race all out go out in 54 sec and hold on for dear life

You should be looking at scholarship money with those times, especially if you can hit like 1:51

Go out in 71, Close in 48. Works every time.

5 years ago 05/20/2018 4:39pm EDT

re: BadSplits

College coaches will rarely contact you at this point. If they didn’t talk to you at states then the odds of them speaking to you now are slim. If your academics are good and you just was to grab a scholarship and run at any school you should look into some of the southern schools, assuming you’re not too far away. If you want to thrive athletically more, you should look into some JUCOs. You wouldn’t struggle financially, and it’d be a great chance to develop as a top tier athlete and grab a quick Diploma before hopefully moving on to a D1 school. You’re really talented, I hope things work out for you in the coming months. I reckon you can run close to 1:50 right now if you go out around 54 mid. With good competition you might be able to push a sub 1:50.

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