too many races in one day?

High School Running Distance

1 year ago 03/24/2023 11:05pm EDT

i’m in high school and have a big season opening invitational i was hoping to do well out but i just recently found i’m in the 4x800 as anchor leg, 1600, 3200, and 4x400 as the anchor leg

1. how do i go about recovering in between events or at least enough to run a fast 1600. the 4x800 would be first then all the 100 prelims + hurdles then 1600 then about two hours until the 3200 followed by the 4x400

2. is this too much hard racing in one day? it’s a pretty big meet with sub 4:20/9:20 guys so it’s more than a workout. i don’t see how i can race well with 4 races. and another reason i’m mad is because i’m the only 2 miler on my team and the only guy even under 5:00 in the mile (4:3x low)

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1 year ago 03/24/2023 11:10pm EDT

re: iwanttoracewell

That's a total of 6000 meters.
You can do it!

1 year ago 03/24/2023 11:13pm EDT

re: iwanttoracewell

Just say your injured if you don't want to run anymore races. Strategy that works well

1 year ago 03/24/2023 11:15pm EDT

re: iwanttoracewell

iwanttoracewell wrote:
i’m in high school and have a big season opening invitational i was hoping to do well out but i just recently found i’m in the 4x800 as anchor leg, 1600, 3200, and 4x400 as the anchor leg
1. how do i go about recovering in between events or at least enough to run a fast 1600. the 4x800 would be first then all the 100 prelims + hurdles then 1600 then about two hours until the 3200 followed by the 4x400
2. is this too much hard racing in one day? it’s a pretty big meet with sub 4:20/9:20 guys so it’s more than a workout. i don’t see how i can race well with 4 races. and another reason i’m mad is because i’m the only 2 miler on my team and the only guy even under 5:00 in the mile (4:3x low)

it sounds very selfish but i don’t even want to run the 4x800 or 4x400 because my team ran over 10 mins with a 2:03 split by me and 4 mins in the 4x400

1 year ago 03/25/2023 11:48am EDT

re: iwanttoracewell

iwanttoracewell wrote:
iwanttoracewell wrote:
i’m in high school and have a big season opening invitational i was hoping to do well out but i just recently found i’m in the 4x800 as anchor leg, 1600, 3200, and 4x400 as the anchor leg
1. how do i go about recovering in between events or at least enough to run a fast 1600. the 4x800 would be first then all the 100 prelims + hurdles then 1600 then about two hours until the 3200 followed by the 4x400
2. is this too much hard racing in one day? it’s a pretty big meet with sub 4:20/9:20 guys so it’s more than a workout. i don’t see how i can race well with 4 races. and another reason i’m mad is because i’m the only 2 miler on my team and the only guy even under 5:00 in the mile (4:3x low)
it sounds very selfish but i don’t even want to run the 4x800 or 4x400 because my team ran over 10 mins with a 2:03 split by me and 4 mins in the 4x400

then don’t?

1 year ago 03/25/2023 3:07pm EDT

re: iwanttoracewell

Loads of guys when I was in high school did this, no performance before the state qualifiers matter, too much just have fun.

1 year ago 03/25/2023 3:25pm EDT

re: iwanttoracewell

iwanttoracewell wrote:
i’m in high school and have a big season opening invitational i was hoping to do well out but i just recently found i’m in the 4x800 as anchor leg, 1600, 3200, and 4x400 as the anchor leg
1. how do i go about recovering in between events or at least enough to run a fast 1600. the 4x800 would be first then all the 100 prelims + hurdles then 1600 then about two hours until the 3200 followed by the 4x400
2. is this too much hard racing in one day? it’s a pretty big meet with sub 4:20/9:20 guys so it’s more than a workout. i don’t see how i can race well with 4 races. and another reason i’m mad is because i’m the only 2 miler on my team and the only guy even under 5:00 in the mile (4:3x low)

That seems like a pretty normal load for a high school runner.
No you will not race as well as if you were running just one race on that day.

You are a member of a track TEAM. While track is largely an individual sport there is still a team element to it.

You will be okay.

As for recovery between well short cool downs to avoid overfatigue. Hydrate. Maybe a snack at some point (not knowing the time frame here I am being general). Get legs elevated. Abbreviated warm up to avoid overfatigue.

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