I do pretty moderate mileage, but this summer I'm thinking about taking it up a notch and training much more agressively and getting a lot of base under my belt. However I'm curious about the 800 since it's my favorite event: will all the extra base help my 800 go down? Or is it too short of an event to be affected by it?
What's your fastest time
1:59
Run 30-45 miles a week...but run them at a good pace...dont do any lonq slow runs....it will makes your legs used to slow pace and heavy. I would run 4x150 on the track after every run and your workouts should have no more than 500m intervals.
Frosh wrote:
1:59
If you're a frosh running 1:59 which is 15 seconds faster than me, I should be asking you the questions, like how do you run so freaking fast
frosh? is that freshmen? if so, what age is a freshman usually?
14-15 years old
herche wrote:
frosh? is that freshmen? if so, what age is a freshman usually?
N00B Frosh - Freshman (14-15) or Sophomore (15-16)
do not do 35-40 miles a week for base if you're training for the 800. that is, of course, if you are not a sprint based 800 runner. im assuming that you are either an 800m specialist or distance based 800 guy and 35-40 at a decent pace is not the way to go. for right now just build up milage and dont worry about pace...once u hit ur peak milage for the summer throw in some tempos or fartleks 1 or mayb 2 times a week but dont even touch the track. you dont need to do any intervals until about 1 month before you start racing the 8, and even then i would do more strenght based work like 800s or at the lowest 400s. the 150s are actually a good thing, however, to keep good turnover throughout the summer.
running slow does not take away from your speed...not running fast does and these strides will keep you fast.
not a bad time then, good luck to him
i ran about 30 mpw in high school and ran a 1:56 then i upped my mileage in college to 70 mpw during cross and 50-60 during track. my 800 time ended up dropping 3 seconds in 2 years although my times suffered the first year.. probably from being tired. i believe that my times dropped from the extra mileage.
egg wrote:
do not do 35-40 miles a week for base if you're training for the 800. that is, of course, if you are not a sprint based 800 runner. im assuming that you are either an 800m specialist or distance based 800 guy and 35-40 at a decent pace is not the way to go. for right now just build up milage and dont worry about pace...once u hit ur peak milage for the summer throw in some tempos or fartleks 1 or mayb 2 times a week but dont even touch the track. you dont need to do any intervals until about 1 month before you start racing the 8, and even then i would do more strenght based work like 800s or at the lowest 400s. the 150s are actually a good thing, however, to keep good turnover throughout the summer.
running slow does not take away from your speed...not running fast does and these strides will keep you fast.
Whoa, you're telling a high school frosh to run more than 40 mpw? How many more? Being a good 800 runner and being able to run forever are very different. No way he should do more than 40-50 mpw during the summer.
I would keep mileage down, do some runs at a decent pace, but take one or two long runs a week at a slow recovery pace. Mix in things like strides, stairs, and hills to keep turnover and strength.
Are you a strength based runner or a speed based runner?
yeah, I would recommend boeing in the 30's - no need to bust up a growing body too much. progress through high school and maybe be in the 50s or low 60's by the time you're a senior.
get away from the pavement and run 40-50 mpw. Run some two a days if you can. You still need a good base for 800 and you might find out you are a better miler.