Are 200s too short for milers? My friend is arguing they're too short for your brain to remember. I think they're good for neuromuscular.
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Are 200s too short for milers? My friend is arguing they're too short for your brain to remember. I think they're good for neuromuscular.
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Yes, they're good.
they are good for introducing a pace, imo. I would say 500/600 is better for maintaining that pace. that is, the 200s are good for light work.
Depends on what time of year and what you’re doing
200s at mile pace with full recovery in the base phase isn’t bad, 200s at mile pace at the start of interval training isn’t bad either, then work into 400s, and 600s, maybe 3x800 for a peaking workout etc
It’s about all the work you do, that gets you to the end result, not just one workout
or.... 2-4 200's faster than mile pace @ end of workout. run fast when tired.
Your friend has no idea what he’s talking about. 200s are a great way to build a aerobic strength which will directly help your 800m, which will indirectly help your mile.
200s at mile pace also strain the body a lot less than 400+ at mile pace, so you can do higher reps and get a better feel for the pace and how to run it most efficiently.
One of my favorite workouts is a 20 min tempo with 4-6x200m after. It’s a good way to teach your body to hold form and stay efficient even when tired.
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Race pace 200 repeats are great early on, but IMO its best to try to stretch those into 300s and 400s eventually.
200s are the standard miler speed workout. 200s at 1500/mile pace with 60s/200 jog recovery is IMO the best way to do them, but you can run them faster with more recovery (or in sets) or include them as part of a bigger workout including more aerobic or tempo paces. 300s are also good, but I think 400-800m intervals at 1500 pace are really a different kind of workout (more focused on lactate tolerance than neurological connections).
They're good & necessary in a good plan for a miler. Can do a lot of reps @ mile pace or fewer reps @ 800. 400-600 is gonna be more specific. Something like 3 x 800 @ mile should be done sparingly but is about as hard as it should get for most runners.
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