I run mid-distance in high school, and somehow, my 400m is better than my 800m. My 400m is 1:01:60 and my 800m is somehwere between 2:19-2:22. Is it because the 400m is later in the night and it is cooler? Or is it because I ran low mileage(22 mpw)
These are the workouts I can remember coach telling us doing(All I can remember)
4x400
6x200
5x600
4x800
200 400 600 400 200
30 second fast 30 second slow fartlek
200 meter fast 200 meter slow fartlek
Are these 800m workouts?
800 is the true test of speed and endurance. Seems like you don’t have much stamina right now, but last year my 400 was like a 59 and my 800 was like a 2:17 (I’m a distance guy)so I don’t think your 400 is super ahead of your 800 right now. Just work on increasing mileage and your stamina, your 400 speed is fast enough for you to probably go close to 2:15ish.
I always thought I was good at distance running
Your PRs match up almost perfectly.
Those are actually just about equal in ability. But in order to get faster at middle distance, the minimum mileage is at least 35 mpw in my opinion.