Hey guys. I'm a 4:54 miler and 2:11 800 guy. I just ran 11:00 in the 3200. I've ran 3200 workouts before at 10:40 pace, and this was about 5 weeks ago. I feel like I should be atleast 10:35 shape. During the race, lactate set on heavily very early on, right about after the first mile. What is going on with me? Hamstrings were filled with lactate. I'm just so confused right now.
Actually, upon retrospection, lactate was already accumulating heavily 800-1200m into the race.
Weekly mileage? Even for a high schooler, a 2:11 800 is a much better time than a 4:54. (Should be closer to a 4:45-4:50). From the minimal information given, that's all I could see is your mileage being a little low and you not having much of an aerobic base. I could be wrong though.
I am about 45 mpw consistently. I am wondering if my 3200 race is a lack of fitness, or if it is something else.
Weather conditions? Busy/tiring few days before the race? Nutrition? We all have bad races every now and then? There might be many reasons...if you are still able to run the better times in practice, no worries, the race times will come soon.
45 mpw is high enough given your times, can you share a recent workout or two, and how about threshold/tempo workouts
1 mile at 5:55, 10 x 300 52s-53s with ~65 rest, 1 mile at 5:55
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Ok, thank you for those words
It happens to everyone. Success and progression is not linear. There will ALWAYS be setbacks. The easiest stuff is to take care of basics: SLEEP - are you getting 9+ hours a night? Nutrition - are you eating enough? Hydration - all day long.
You just had a bad race? Don’t overthink one result
Yeah, as a HS student, I get about 7 hours of sleep a night. Also, the hydration part I mess up on, because I drink lots of water right before a race (3-4 hours before), but other than those specific times, I am always not drinking close to enough water.
yes, you are right. Thanks