Crazy plan for the 800m. Could it work, and if so how should I train?

It doesn’t seem like you have either the strength, or the speed, to ever break 2:00, but there’s no reason not run track this spring to see what happens.

Four - hundred meters and 800m are your best events. Work on trying to improve in both. Sprint on relays when given opportunity.

I'm a senior in a similar spot (though maybe with a little more aerobic strength and a little less speed). 2:12->1:58 is a big leap for a year, but you don't know until you try. Last year I was at 2:12, and I've spent the last year trying to build a huge speed reserve and improve my engine. While I'm better aerobically than before for sure, I think doing a lot of mileage hurt my top end speed when I wasn't constantly working on it. At the moment, sub 2 this year is questionable but sub 2:05 is pretty realistic. A month ago, I did 3x400 while sick and went 62,63,64. I think crazier improvements have happened than what you want to do and the more time you spend running, the more you'll specifically get better at running, so pedal to the metal and best of luck bro!

If anyone is going to make huge leaps in race times it'll be a teenage boy, so I don't think it's outside the realms of possibility. I thought this was going to be a crazy training plan like doing everything at race pace or something and building up distance.

i don't know where you are getting 1:58 from. TAMU's slowest guy's SB is 1:53, which was indoors; outdoors so far they are all under 1:50. besides that the big state schools in TX are swooping in trying to get the finalists at state who are in the low to mid 1:50s. or guys that speed elsewhere. you need 20 seconds, not 10 or 12. you are toast. you went to brandon miller and athing mu's school.

TAMU i don't think has a running club either. not sure where the training magic would happen.

if you want to run track in texas with your times, transfer D3. even there you're sufficiently off the pace you'd be near the back in like 15-20th in conference to start in the ASC or SCAC unless you improved.

fetishizing distance to improve 400 or 800 is weird. based on your times you need flat foot speed. last thing you need is mileage for the sake of mileage. you need some gears where you can go with a quick pack.

TAMU, rice, and some of the other D1s probably have all comers meets every year in like may and june. but those would be around finals or into break.

there is 6 weeks or so of outdoor season left, you could run unattached, though i would suggest calling up NAIA or D3 meets and not D1. not unless you want to be destroyed and the last runner getting pity applause showing up 10 seconds after everyone else.