How would you recommend maximizing 35mpw as an 800 guy? I’m somewhat injury prone if I try to run more than that but find it difficult running 3 workouts a week. If I do 2 workouts a week, I feel like the majority of my runs are easy pace and I’m not even close to the 80/20 easy miles v quality miles rule, more like 90/10 most weeks. Would like some advice on structuring a solid training plan as a relatively low mileage 800 guy.
thanks guys!
I don't know that 35 MPW is any kind of magic number. You should just aim to maximize your training.
Here's a thread I started last winter about my athlete who went on to win the CA 800m title later that spring. He was in the neighborhood of 35 (probably a bit lower).
how fast are you? Age?
this is pretty much what my Specific phase looks like. Generally only spending 5 weeks or so in this phase.
Monday - 2mi wu/cd, 800/mile pace workout
Tuesday - 5-6mi easy, plyos/sprints
wednesday - 2mi wu/cd, cruise intervals or tempo with some speed after.
Thursday 5-6mi easy, strides
Friday - 3mi wu, hill sprints, 1mi cd
Saturday - 6-8 LR maybe
Sunday off
You could do xtraining on easy days as well. If theres a meet on Saturday or friday we take out the hills/LR basically
I’m 25 years old and didn’t run in high school or college. I’ve played soccer since I was young and have been running for around 2 years now. I’ve never ran in a meet or anything but I’ve been training by myself with the goal of getting as fast as possible in the 800. My current pb (time trial at my local track) is 1:51. I feel like I can improve this with the right advice since there’s really not too much periodization in my training. Most of my training weeks look the same. An 800/1600 pace workout once a week and some faster 200/400 intervals. And some top speed sprint work/hills usually every other week. The rest easy miles. Some weeks if I’m tired I only run 20 miles, when I’m feeling good maybe 40, but typically only 2 workouts and strides.
800dreamer wrote:
I’ve never ran in a meet or anything but I’ve been training by myself with the goal of getting as fast as possible in the 800. My current pb (time trial at my local track) is 1:51.
Get thee to a track meet
This is probably a stupid question, but how do I find a meet to run at if I’m not in high school or college? I’ve heard people say you can just email a college coach when they’re hosting an invitational meet but would they really let a nobody run with their college guys?
If you're in the USA, find your local USATF association website.
Contacting the local college coach would work too, but if you're really a 1:51 guy without any formal training, he's probably going to sign you up for 12 units of PE classes and throw a jersey on you.
