600 time trials

slightly speedy wrote:

we ran a 600m time trial a few weeks back and heres my question...what can i expect to run in a 800 if i went 1:21? it was very hot (cali. weather), but i feel great so early in the year! a lil help please....

Hey, why don't you just run the extra 200m to find out? What a stupid question.

I run the 400m for the University of Florida. For my senior year in high school i ran a time trial 600 a week and i got them to where i was running 1\'21 by myself in practice. The thing is, when you run a 600 you know that it\'s a 600, not an 800. Because if you went out in 1\'21 in your 800 you\'d die. I\'d say you could go out in 1\'24-5 and finish pretty strong and run a 1\'53. At pracice all the Florida 800 meter guys raced a 600 in practice and the fastest was 1\'18 and the slowest was 1\'20. And the guy who ran 1\'18 is a 1\'48 half miler and a 46 quarter miler. So you could probably run a 1\'53.

Whoever said 1\'42 or 1\'43 is really smart.....not

My fastest 600 meter TT was a 1:17.xx, but I never got any faster than 1:49 in the 800. The last 150-200 has everything to do with your distance-speed endurance base. But, if you have a good one (distance-speed endurance base), you should be able to pop a 1:51 high to 1:52 mid 800 meter time.

thanks for the feedback. i would agree...its about pacing better the first 600 and allowing my speed endurance base to help me finish strong. i`m hoping to run 1:53 or better the first meet and eventually get down to some fast times and hopefully go 46 on the 4x400!

what is a good speed endurance workout for this time of year??

This is a great thread because several responders are actually running well at this time.

I am a coach of 400/800/1500 so here are my suggestions;

rather than TT at 600, particularly at this time of year, run 2x600 at 1:24 6min rest.Emphasis on relaxed running.

Run 2x1000 in 2:30-32 with full rest.

run 1x1200 in 3:09

All of those workouts will get you down to 1:50 or under if you can run 1:21

Good luck all

1:21 shows that in the 1:49-1:53 range is likely.

I use the 3 second rule.

Run 600 all out add three seconds and then add 30 seconds to finish for men and 35 for women. This is being conservitive.

600@ 1:21 + 3 seconds = 1:24 + 30 = 1:54

You should be able to run around 1:54.

The question I have is why are running 600 all out in October.

he says he wants to run 46 in the 400 so he is probably a 4/8 guy - nothing wrong with a 600 time trial at this point.

if he is 8/15 guy or 4/8 maybe that is just what his coach wants at this point. He could possibly be just an 800 guy -all this would depend on his coaches plan

i`m def a 400/800 guy! our coach is very smart and believes in his plan. after talking with him and seeing how things have progressed, i have no doubt about it. plus u guys have really helped!

Hi guys,

during the last days I did 5x 1000m in 2:55min with 2min rest and 2x 3x 300m uphill (4% grade)with 3min rest between runs and 5min rest between the set in about 42 sec.

What do you think? How is going your training so far?

Hey man,

did you improve your 600m time by now. How´s going your training so far???