The 5x500 with 2:30 rest is not the ideal 800m peaking workout and it is not very predictive: too much volume and too little rest. Having said this, with a 4:17 mile, if the 53 4x400 split is accurate, it is likely that you can run sub-2. It takes a few races to sharpen for the 800m, however, and it is not unusual to run the first race of the year even 4-5s slower than the 3rd or 4th race. I would probably try to go out in 58-59 and see what happens on the second lap.
It is not supposed to be a peaking workout, I'm going to be racing into June. And I know it's not predictive, that's why I gave a lot of other context. Thanks for the other words though.
2:02 doubling back from the mile last year is my current PR
just ran 4:17 and 9:20 on different days
split 53.0 on the 4 x 4
workout i did this week: 5 x 500m w/ 2:30 rest
avg. 77.8 closing the last one in 76. as far as workouts go not the worst thing ever
I want 1:57.x this saturday but since i have little experience and know the 800 takes multiple attempts maybe just sub 2? thoughts?
53 + 4:17 means you should be 1:56 with a good race, you seem to be a pretty balanced runner not leaning too far towards speed or endurance. When you ran 2:02 what were your splits? I'd say go out in 57 high and try to hold on from there
2:02 doubling back from the mile last year is my current PR
just ran 4:17 and 9:20 on different days
split 53.0 on the 4 x 4
workout i did this week: 5 x 500m w/ 2:30 rest
avg. 77.8 closing the last one in 76. as far as workouts go not the worst thing ever
I want 1:57.x this saturday but since i have little experience and know the 800 takes multiple attempts maybe just sub 2? thoughts?
53 + 4:17 means you should be 1:56 with a good race, you seem to be a pretty balanced runner not leaning too far towards speed or endurance. When you ran 2:02 what were your splits? I'd say go out in 57 high and try to hold on from there
It was a terribly paced race. 62-60. This was after a 4:25 1600 last year