The 800m is the epitome of track

Thank you for sharing, and of course stating the obvious. But it is also true that 800m studs rarely can be great at sprints or long distance, so yeah they have their event, and they have a nice combo of speed and endurance.

Sprinters have piss poor endurance. Long distance guys don’t quite have the leg speed. Since 800 runners aren’t “masters” of speed or endurance, it seems like you’re trying to say they’re stuck in no man’s land where you don’t need the absolute best endurance or speed. It’s the opposite though. Needing to possess multiple qualities at the same time is (in my opinion) more impressive than being good at a single thing (like sprinters or long distance guys)

You are now playing language games here. Yes the 800m stud doesn’t possess the greatest sprint speed nor the greatest endurance. This is a fact. But if you want to say it is a great thing that is OK too.

Perfect blend of speed/aerobic would probably be a 2000m race I'd say. 800m closer to pure speed. Endurance for 800 doesn't need to be elite but should at least be half competent.

It seems to me you’re trying to say that 800 guys are only 800 runners because they aren’t good enough to move up or down (based on strength and speed respectively). I think it’s the opposite. I think they run the 8 because their speed and strength are both so elite it’s the perfect event to showcase both at the same time. Many competitive 800 guys can move up to the 1500/mile and down to the 400 and be pretty competitive. They won’t go beyond that usually, I’ll give you that

This has to be satire. The mile is predominantly aerobic, and 2k is a tad longer. If you said the seldom ran 1000m I would’ve believed you

I agree that the mid d events are the most entertaining, but I put the 1500 slightly above the 800 because it’s almost always negative split. There’s something more aesthetically pleasing about the winner accelerating throughout the last two laps, compared to the winner just being who dies the least.

I was a 3:52 miler/1:46 800 guy. I’m not trying to brag, but my opinion carries some weight

No argument there. 1500 would be second for me. But in general we seem to agree on mid D events possessing the best overall athletes in terms of speed and endurance

It is obvious that the mid distance guys have the best combo of speed and endurance, but you don’t need to run 3:52 or 1:46 to understand this, and I doubt that Cooper Lutkenhaus understands it any better than you, even though he is much better at 800m than you were. So it just seems you want to boast about the events you competed in as demanding great speed and endurance. And nobody is really disputing this.

800m = fastest race out of lanes. NASCAR on feet. Speed, stamina, strategy. Timing is everything. Less time to react to everyone else's movement. You must really understand the others strengths and weaknesses, get yourself in a position to have a chance against a field that will finish less than 2 seconds apart at most. You can't get caught/stuck in traffic when throw down starts. Not everybody competitor has exactly the same strength. Front runners vs gear shifters.