I'm aiming to peak for an 800m race and i like the idea of one of the sessions ive read on this board.
2x(600m + 200m) The 600 is at race pace, 1 min rest then the 200 flat out.
Would you recoment this for peaking? Also how much recovery should i have between the sets?
There is a fairly standard peaking workout for 800 which is:
600 at 800 pace
90 second rest
200 flat-out
You normally only do one of these and not within 7-10 days of your key race. If you're going to two of these, you need a full recovery of 10-30 minutes if the second one is going to be run on pace.
Also, the one Tinman has mentioned on the Lydiard Vs Daniels thread (3 X 400 with 4 minutes rest) is quite good.
Yeah we do that at my HS. We call it 'broken 800'. We do the same exact thing with the 400 also: 200 @ 400 pace then last 200 all out. It seems to work fine.
There are some good 800 workouts in this thread -
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=828154&page=0
For peaking at the end of the season I'd be careful not to leave your race in a daily workout- the Segmented 800 is a great workout, but for peaking at the end of the season, I would probably have a final workout 4 days before your race of 5x200 at just sub goal pace- you've done the work all season, you'll be in shape.