Hi there. Just wondering what shape you people thought i am in to run a 1500metres. Im 18 years old. these are some workouts i have been doing:
2 x 4 x 400 (90 seconds recovery, 5minutes between the sets)
62.9, 63.1, 62.2, 63.2, 63.4, 63.2, 63.8, 62.1
5 x (600, 300) (45 and 90 seconds recovery)
1:40.1, 46.5, 1:41.2, 47.2, 1:39.5, 47.8, 1:41.8, 48.1, 1:40.9, 47.8
Were these 400's all out?
assuming you had lightweight trainers or flats or spikes, probably right around 4:03
Right before I ran my PR of 4:04.51 I don't think I could have done that workout, but I don't think I was very far from it either. It is hard to say because people race different. Some people run great in practice and aren't too impressive in races and some people run races that makes you wonder where it came from. I would say with a good race you should go under 4:00. Are you training and racing at sea level or altitude?
Would 400 repeats be slower at altitude? I would do 12x400 at 64 with 2 minutes rest when I ran that 4:04, but my training was at 4800 feet and my race was about 2800 feet.
How about you run a 1500m and find out>???
Thats good going for an 18 year old and considering this i think you could be in aroun 3:54-3:56 shape.
Yea I would give you a fitness level of right around 4:209(MILE) pace +/- 3-5 sec depending on how you run the race.
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Hi there. Just wondering what shape you people thought i am in to run a 1500metres. Im 18 years old. these are some workouts i have been doing:
2 x 4 x 400 (90 seconds recovery, 5minutes between the sets)
62.9, 63.1, 62.2, 63.2, 63.4, 63.2, 63.8, 62.1
5 x (600, 300) (45 and 90 seconds recovery)
1:40.1, 46.5, 1:41.2, 47.2, 1:39.5, 47.8, 1:41.8, 48.1, 1:40.9, 47.8
These guy's predictions are pretty solid. That would be about the times that i would do and i've run 4:02.
Answer: you're in better shape than I am.
You could be in shape for anything from 3:50-4:00 depending on the race and the way you run.
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