Have we officially declared the 800 meters to be the most intensely painful footrace a human can run?

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  • 7:59 3k'er

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    2 years ago 03/06/2023 11:00am EST
    re: S. Canaday

    Sage, I don't disagree, but the 3k is the one event that doesn't hurt at all for me until ~800m to go. I believe you're able to maintain your max HR for 8-9 minutes, and it takes about 3 minutes to ramp up fully, so this makes some sense. I'm definitely a 3k specialist - my 3k PR is significantly better than my mile and even my 5000m - but I do believe there are some people who are so built to one particular event that it doesn't hurt for most of the race.

  • chadrunner

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    2 years ago 03/06/2023 11:46am EST
    re: 800 METER DEATH SPRINT

    Even after all these years, no worse experience then going out too hard in an 800 and trying to hold on for those final 50 seconds.

  • chadrunner

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    2 years ago 03/06/2023 11:49am EST
    re: 800 METER DEATH SPRINT

    And it's my opinion that elite pro 800m runners HAVE to juice. The race hurts too much to make a living off it running it time after time. I would 10000% dope to ease the pain.

    Same reason I don't judge doping during the tour de France. It's too hard!

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