Doubling at ncaa...800, 1500, or both?

ounds like you're biting off a lot there...i've never been there, though. i would be tempted to play it safe.

I don't think anyone can really run their best 4 days in a row, but you may not need to. The question you might have to ask yourself is how will you handle it if you don't succeed.? i think a lot of it will come down to how early in the race you are willing to hurt.

JJ

Have you ever run a QUALITY double before? If so, how did it turn out? Would it be good enough to score at the Nationals, or even close to it? Have you run QUALITY races on back to back days before? These are a couple of questions you need to answer before you even begin to entertain a double of this magnitude. You must have prepared for a double of this sort both mentally and physically before you undertake such a challenge. Have you?

I can say I have run well in multiple events in 2-day meets. I ran my 800 PR in the 4th event of the weekend this year. I just wonder how hard it will be to stretch it out over FOUR days (that will be something new for sure)...and also how much running to do between events??

If you're going to NCs to score points foryour school, then double. If you're going to race fast and run a good time, then choose one or the other. Doubling would just be hedging your bet. Giving you a second chance. But it wouldn't necessarily give you the best chance. Just something to think about.

We have 2 more provisional qualifiers on the team here, but I doubt either of them will get in. They are way down the list. So team socre is not an issue. But thanks for the input. I can't be the first person out there to have to make this decision.

Could you post the times and days of the 8 and 15, and which event you feel you stand the best chance in (even if it is a close call)? That would help alot.

For instance, if your better event concludes before the start of your secondary event, then doubling is a no-brainer.

OK i was wrong (duh). It's a 3-day meet. 1500 trial on thu., 800 trial on fri, then 1500 and 800 finals on sat. I can't find the damn meet schedule even though i've seen it once. Can't seem to find it online either. I think there is about 2hrs rest between the 2 finals on sat. and i think the 1500 is a slightly better event for me. Slightly. But if i make 1500 finals I have to beat 4 people to get on the stand...if i make the 800 final I only have to beat one.

I'm thinking that going for the double would probably be the way to go. If your training goes right, you should be so full of running that you'll want to race at every possible opportunity. Since you say that you have good experiences in the past running multiple events, I would guess that the heat of the 800m should have little if any affect on your 1500m. You may be a little tired for the 800m final, but hopefully you'll have your plaque by then. I've never been in your situation, so this is all based on my gut feel. Ultimately, the decision is yours. Good luck.

In the late 80's a guy named Trevor ran the 800m, 1500m, steeple, 5000m, and 10000m at the Southland Conference winning every event he entered except for the 800m (2nd).

He posted very respectful times for a conference meet also, because he trained hard and believed he could!

Vipam

Vipam, I think you might mean Tommy Fulton of Texas Southern who won all of those races (except the 800, 2nd to Mike Boit) in 1972?

Vipam wrote:

In the late 80's a guy named Trevor ran the 800m, 1500m, steeple, 5000m, and 10000m at the Southland Conference winning every event he entered except for the 800m (2nd).

He posted very respectful times for a conference meet also, because he trained hard and believed he could!

ViTrevor did in fact win all but the 800....but it turned out he was a bit old. And he was trying to convince others he had yet another year of eligibility[quote]Vipam wrote:pam