800metress wrote:
Did this workout last week, here are the splits
30.2, 30.1, 29.4, 29.5, 29.0, 29.7, 29.3, 29.8 avg=29.63
last 2 were brutal,
the correct workout is
4x200m 30 sec rest
rest 5-10 min
and repeat
= 8x 200m in total
200m pace should be around target race pace
I was a 22.28 200 runner and would do similar times but drop a 24-25 last rep. my 800 best is a 2:25. how would one workout help anyone predict anything?
Everybody is wired a bit differently and a universal comparison is impossible. I searched my logs from the late 90s and found a 10x200 averaging 28.5 with 2:00 rest from my junior year in high school, a season when I ran several 1:58s. For my personal self, I would have been able to do OP's workout when I was in 2:02-2:05 shape.
The workout doesn't tell me what he can run. I would say that my top 15 guys on the XC team could complete this workout. Their 800 PRs range from 1:55-2:13.