Could Jeremy wariner step up to the 800 and run sub 1:42?

Great question? I don't think this has ever been discussed before.

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NO! i wish i could take this question, along with the tools on here who always ask it, along with the show american idol, put them all in a box.....and blow it up

wordofmouf wrote:

Not that he would need or want to. He's already the best (arguably) 400 meter runner in the world and has a shot at breaking Michael Johnson's record sooner. But hypothetically, do you think he would have the strength/endurance to best Coe/ Kipketer?

In a word, no. No he couldn't. Not many 400 guys have had any success doubling their race distance. Much easier to drop down from the 1500. Why? Because the 800 is 50% aerobic or more.

My daughter's hs team has a sub 55 girl. So, this winter they put her on the 4x8 team just to help the squad get a state cut. Figure a 55 second 400 meter runner should be able to comfortably run 2:14 - 2:18, right? Oh no. She died at 600 and struggled to a 2:26. Sure, she could improve on that a lot if she trained specifically for the 800. But she will never be a sub 2:08 800 runner. Probably never under 2:10. But she might run 53 before gets out of hs.

The Bare Facts wrote:

[quote]wordofmouf wrote:

My daughter's hs team has a sub 55 girl < Jeremy Wariner

No

There are hundred's of runners with faster 400 pr's than Coe & Kipketer, so his fast 400 time doesn't count for much over the 800

Would still like to see him run an 800 though!

Has he ever run a 600? Or maybe a 500 in an indoor meet? I know they're not common but I think he'd be much more likely to attempt one of those, if only as a training exercise, than an 800 where he would without a doubt blow up and get destroyed by quite a few collegians.

Would you rather have Asbel Kiprop's talent or Abubaker Kaki's?

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I would rather have Asbel Kiprop's over kaki's any day,he is:-

1) World junior cross country champion over 8 K and has proven in AK cross country meets than he can be in top ten in world cross seniors ,if he chose to copete.

2) he has run 1.43.17 for 800M

3) he is olympic gold medalist in 1500M ;with a capability of running a sub 3.30 in 1500.

dont take it literally chief, im just sick of people thinking a 200/400 runner could run a fast 800. I dont know where the idea came from or why Jeremy Wariner, yes he has alot of strength in the 400, but that doesnt transfer to 800 meter strength. As for american idol, the creative-less mainstream, dime a dozen singers can find a new way to get a crappy contract in which they are basically owned by american idol.

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NO. Stupid question.

The Bare Facts wrote:

In a word, no. No he couldn't. Not many 400 guys have had any success doubling their race distance. Much easier to drop down from the 1500. Why? Because the 800 is 50% aerobic or more.

Oh yes, the 800 is certainly more than 50% aerobic.

In a phrase... You're an idiot.

In a word No wrote:

The Bare Facts wrote:

In a word, no. No he couldn't. Not many 400 guys have had any success doubling their race distance. Much easier to drop down from the 1500. Why? Because the 800 is 50% aerobic or more.

Oh yes, the 800 is certainly more than 50% aerobic.

In a phrase... You're an idiot.

Maybe 50-50. I believe it's close.

"'A 800 meter race is 50-50', says UNC distance coach Michael Whittlesey, referring to the contribution of the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems."

Dave Wottle wrote:

NO! i wish i could take this question, along with the tools on here who always ask it, along with the show american idol, put them all in a box.....and blow it up

Hahaha -awesome - best post I have seen in ages. And coincidentally 100% accurate.

200m run: 29% aerobic; 71% anaerobic

400m run: 43% aerobic; 57% anaerobic

800m run: 66% aerobic: 34% anaerobic

1500m run: 84% aerobic; 16% anaerobic

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/training/energysys.htm