middle distance training.

Find a coach. That's my advice with those kinds of goals. You need someone who can watch you do workouts and adjust your training.

Ninefivve wrote:

My objective is to run the USA Olympic standard for the 800m; I want to make the team.

I'm 6'3 at 170lbs. I can run a sub 11 100m, sub 22 200m, and sub 50 400m.

Since I'm new to middle distance running I get a lot of my workouts and running ideology from "The Complete Middle Distance Runner" with Dennis Watts, Harry Wilson and Frank Horwill.

since covid I've been doing only aerobic runs and weight lifting. my last steady run was 5miles at 6'05" with a average heart rate at 175bpm,(with an added 4 miles, 2 to the workout and 2 to get back home). My weight room sessions are heavy deadlifts, heavy squats and a bench press. short reps and long recovery.

I train alone so if anyone could recommend any books, articles or podcasts I'd really appreciate it. thanks guys.

I seriously hope this is a troll post. Sub 11/22 are extremely good sprint times, why do you want to run the 800m and why do you think you have Olympic standard potential there?

Symmonds said he was never able to run a 11 FAT when he was in his best shape in the life (someone like Rudisha can probably do it, but most elite 800m runners can't out of the blocks), but he would cruise these steady runs at 5:20 pace.

At your level, sub 11/22 you should already have a great coach. If you achieved these times by yourself, and are still young, get a sprint coach and you might have a real shot at an Olympic standard.

Sub 11/22 but then only sub 50 also shows that your times are dropping off already from 200 to 400m, so the 800m would be even worse. Also you ran sub 11/22 with a ridiculously low BMI for such a high level sprinter, imagine what you could run with more power and muscle strength.

Nick Symmonds had a lot of muscle mass when he was competing, he looked like a sprinter. Athletes like Rudisha and Brazier are tall skinny athletes but very strong, I see a lot of similarities with myself and those type of athletes.

I'm focusing on the 800m because I'm not a 43/44 guy. My PB is a 47.88. I believe it's more efficient that I take my speed/strength into the middle distance events.

I know this objective might seem like a troll or crazy but idc I'm going for it.

Ninefivve wrote:

Nick Symmonds had a lot of muscle mass when he was competing, he looked like a sprinter. Athletes like Rudisha and Brazier are tall skinny athletes but very strong, I see a lot of similarities with myself and those type of athletes.

I'm focusing on the 800m because I'm not a 43/44 guy. My PB is a 47.88. I believe it's more efficient that I take my speed/strength into the middle distance events.

I know this objective might seem like a troll or crazy but idc I'm going for it.

47.88 is a huge leap from just sub-50. Assuming you're no faster than 10.7 and 21.5 I would definitely agree with you that the 800 is a possibility for you. The sub-1:50 800m training link above will be your best bet, followed by Nick Symmonds' 2012 training log and other sub-1:45 800m runners' training logs. A coach will get you farther than any of those however.