I don't have any problem pushing hard because it seems so short compared to a cross country race. The first lap doesn't really hurt, and once it starts to get painful you only have about 50 seconds of running left, compared to 5 minutes or more in a 5k.
Sprint.geezer wrote:
How did it feel for Rhodesia at London?
Go sit in Timeout..... Disrespecting King David smh
Running a fast 800 meters usually made my tongue hurt. But definitely worth it.
It's very painful, but the pain is irrelevant.
The hard part is control and timing. Making your muscles work when they are full of lactate and trying to stop. And getting to 500 or 600 as fast as possible without burning out.
Just run it with pure hate. It won't be quite that bad!