2 800s separate meets back to back days - Is it too much

Go for it. Just make sure you take care of recovery after the first one.

I dont see why not. You shouldn’t be concerned bout peaking too early since early may and early June are within 6 weeks of each other, which is a typical peaking mesocycle so it won’t mess anything up. If you think you can pr then definitely take the chance.

Literally not an issue. 2 2min races 24 hours apart? My kids run 6 races a week in HS track. On the other hand that isnt good. But 2 800s? Guys who set world records are usually running multiple 800s when they do it through the heats.

As someone said the drive is a bigger issue. Plenty cool down, don't be macho, stop every hour and walk...or so. Then consider another short jog once at destination.

Should be ok. Just listen to your legs and gauge how you feel.

I say sign up for both, if the first one gets you to where you want to be, call it good and scratch the second one, if not, you’ll be 95% recovered and ready to run with an adjusted strategy from the first one if it goes poorly.

If you are planning on running in college this will be a fantastic opportunity for you to get a feel for running through rounds in the 800m, as you’ll be doing 2-3 rounds if you are qualifying for championships

if the idea is to give yourself multiple shots at a PR, and chase some rank or qualifying time, it won't happen. if you try hard the first heat first meet then you're gassed the rest. if you pace through the several races then none will be a PR either. you at best get one good shot with diminishing returns. if you need one good time find one good meet with fast opponents and go all-in on a single race. you don't get faster running more than once, this doesn't make sense.

now, if the idea is to do some sort of initial progression meet(s) where if you advance from that meet you can do something bigger this summer, that makes slightly more sense. you chase the progression placement each meet. you see what happens. you don't need a diminishing time so much as a placement a la the olympics.

that being said, if it's a progression concept, unless the second meet is easier to progress than the first, realistically, you still face an issue getting the job done. your legs will want to do less day 2. if day 2 is as hard or harder, your opponents will be rested, and you will be tired and asked more of. to be real, most college conferences will make you do heats like this. but people wouldn't expect 2 PRs from it. at most 1. they would either get their placement day 1 and shut down, or something like that.

personally unless day 2 is just a lot easier, i would pick one meet and go all-in on the time or placement you need. this isn't gambling, 2 chances aren't better than 1. my experience most of the time a full-gas heat time was better than i had left for a final. the second race you just go out and compete and forget about time. with all that implies for your theorized two bites at the apple.

on further thought, if a time from either meet x or y is desired to get into any of your summer meets, do just one. you are only likely to get 1 good time a weekend at full effort.

if you have to go to meet y1 to later do y2, or x1 to do x2, depends how good you are. if you are very good, perhaps try both. if you are just ok, and not sure you'd advance in either, you should prioritize and pick one, perhaps chase the easier progression. it becomes more like chasing a PR time. you will likely get one good go. if you'd be lucky to advance in any of them, pick one so it gets full gas.

i would only do both if they are required progression meets (as opposed to perceived opportunities to PR), you are good where you might advance on a bad or tired day from either. if the quali times or previous years' progressions suggest you'd be lucky to progress any, then you take one shot at the preferred meet like a normal person.

to be fair, we used to have heats and finals in college conference meets, or soccer one day track the next in HS. but i wasn't expecting records those days.