When 800 runners race and hit that wall, do you think that benefits athletes more than any other race in terms of racing again? It's the only distance event where it's okay to hit that wall and still run fast, as the best guys typically run around 2 or 3 seconds faster on the first lap. Clearly, they hit a wall, because the last part is the only part they're trying to sprint, however the one that slows down the least seems to come out on top. Unless you do some extreme lactate work at practice, don't 800 runners typically get better and better nearly with every race? It seems like people get better just after a a week or 2 of racing that distance, whereas longer raves like the 5k take extreme preparation and I don't think you necessarily "race into shape" for 5k and 10k. You are either in or out of shape.
Any thoughts? And any examples of 800 runners getting faster and faster throughout racing season?