10 x 200 (1 min) - What shape am I in for 800?

Sprinter Type wrote:

Summa Lumma Doomin wrote:

If you can't go at least 1:56-7 then you're a puss and basically screwed. If you actually have some real speed (not just this 28-29 bs, yeah, many reps I get it) then why not 1:54 or so. If a 51-52 second 400 is easy for an open 4 or 4x4 then you could be even quicker. Again, all also depends on if you're a mental puss or not.

Agree. I don't really get the point of this 28-29s 200 rep garbage.

... and that workout helps build it.

agreed wrote:

caller of it wrote:

BS.

He never put out a proper effort over 400 in a race if he had a 2:01 800 and a 60 for 400.

Physiology.

Agree with this completely. Hate when people freaking say that people that have no speed are are to run their max pace forever. It's BS. Physiologically impossible.

For a 2:01, you at least have to be able to hit a 57.

I have thought about why some middle/distance runners have terrible 400m speed compared to other times they have hit.

My theory is they just don't have practice running the event so they can't get the most out of themselves. Most can't get out of the blocks or off the line quick enough, are afraid to go out too hard and just haven't practiced running through that pain.

Myself included, my 400m is comparatively terrible to my 800m and I'm sure it's just down to only running a couple in the season and just not knowing how to race it.

2:08-2:11.

Rato. wrote:

Not an indicator workout as a very different energy system mix.

This is correct. The 200 is far too anaerobic to use as an indicator. Not enough hate in the 200 to predict how his 800 will go.