Well of course she surely needs to have some kind of performance under her belt before a DL meet though? I mean we all assume she will be a 1.5X performer but we don't know until she does one. Even thought it's unlikely, she wouldn't want to go out and run 2.02 or something like that because low and behold, she really isn't as well suited to the 800m as she thought she was.
I would guess we see something indoors from her - I thought maybe Karlsruhe as her coach is heavily involved in the organization, but there is no 800m on for women there.
If she opens with a 2:02 indoors that would be a very good result for someone transitioning to the distance. Many good 800 runners don't break 2 indoors, eventhough they are well below 2 outdoors. Her opening time isn't super important, its more the progression by the end of the year. If she opens 2:04 but ends the season with a 1:58 that would be a great first season at the distance.
Are you serious? She's going there to win the olympic gold, 1:58 would be a disaster
No. The 800m is event is ever-so-slightly more aerobic than anaerobic in its demand, when raced properly. The 400m and 400mh go into the anaerobic strata, that is why there is not demonstrative kick typically.
The 800m requires a well developed aerobic base. So, volume of mileage should increase as should the red blood cell count.
She is moving between two events that are quite different from each other. An 800m runner has more in common with a 3000m race than a 400m race in terms of the physiological battle that takes place.
It will be interesting to find out what her first cycle of distance training looks like. My guess is 80-90 kms per week, 90 minute "long run." And sometime during the week a controlled complex workout without causing strain.
Probably a strides day and a gym day.
Anyone familiar with her training now? Is she running through distinct phases or is it a slow progression?
After she runs her 50-60 mpw for a year or so, to reach her 800m potential, how fast will she be able to run 400m/400H?
After she runs her 50-60 mpw for a year or so, to reach her 800m potential, how fast will she be able to run 400m/400H?
It's not those distances. There's already been an article in which Femke says she has been running 40-50km per week. She conceded in the following sentence that while it's far more than she has done previously, that some people will argue it's not nearly enough
After she runs her 50-60 mpw for a year or so, to reach her 800m potential, how fast will she be able to run 400m/400H?
It's not those distances. There's already been an article in which Femke says she has been running 40-50km per week. She conceded in the following sentence that while it's far more than she has done previously, that some people will argue it's not nearly enough
I like KUW's question though, as Kersee took Athing from,
2021: 49.57 / 1:55.04 (under Milton Mallard at Texas A&M) to 2023: 1:54.97 / 4:03.44 (i.e. unknown 400 ability) to 2025: 1:59.79 / 4:10.70 (i.e. still unknown 400 ability)
The apparent erosion of Athing's speed base seemed to do her in, and it's reasonable to ask if the same will happen to Femke if they cut the 400 out altogether.
I like KUW's question though, as Kersee took Athing from,
2021: 49.57 / 1:55.04 (under Milton Mallard at Texas A&M) to 2023: 1:54.97 / 4:03.44 (i.e. unknown 400 ability) to 2025: 1:59.79 / 4:10.70 (i.e. still unknown 400 ability)
The apparent erosion of Athing's speed base seemed to do her in, and it's reasonable to ask if the same will happen to Femke if they cut the 400 out altogether.
Well of course she surely needs to have some kind of performance under her belt before a DL meet though? I mean we all assume she will be a 1.5X performer but we don't know until she does one. Even thought it's unlikely, she wouldn't want to go out and run 2.02 or something like that because low and behold, she really isn't as well suited to the 800m as she thought she was.
I would guess we see something indoors from her - I thought maybe Karlsruhe as her coach is heavily involved in the organization, but there is no 800m on for women there.
It's not "low" and behold
I know - my phone autocorrected it for me and I didn't catch it. Sorry
Here's a video in which Bol describes she is running 50km per week. The video is in Dutch but easy to change the Auto Translate captions to English.
Bol says she will eventually increase the kilometers. But they didn't want to do it all at once this year like a crazy person, because 50km already feels like a lot to her and they didn't want to have too much impact to her body and speed.
She does less sprint work. The only thing that hasn't changed is weight training.
There is a clip of her pricking her finger with a needle in the middle of the training session. That is to check the amount of lactic in the bloodstream.