tempo help for miler/800m runner?

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14 years ago 07/30/2011 4:09pm EDT

how long should a tempo be for a 800/1500 specific runner be? Mainly want to run the 1500m.

My tempos are longest 4 miles at 5:40-6:00 miles. Usually start at about 6min miles and progress to about 5:40ish...these are usually ran on trails.

sometimes I will run a 3 mile tempo at the same pace and then do a thousand after about 1 minute rest just to break it up and if I'm not feeling great.

I would say my tempos sometimes if I'm feeling good don't hurt till the last mile. I try to stay relaxed for the first 2 miles...push a bit the 3rd and 4th mile strong but hard.

I want to know how long one should be. I do a long run every week and get up to about 10 miles. Sometime if I'm feeling well I will run it a bit quicker towards the end (6:20 to 6:50) just really depends...but not for the whole thing.

what should I be doing and how often should these be done?

I'm a female if that matters.

14 years ago 07/30/2011 4:46pm EDT

re: milerlove

milerlove wrote:
how long should a tempo be for a 800/1500 specific runner be? Mainly want to run the 1500m.
My tempos are longest 4 miles at 5:40-6:00 miles. Usually start at about 6min miles and progress to about 5:40ish...these are usually ran on trails.
sometimes I will run a 3 mile tempo at the same pace and then do a thousand after about 1 minute rest just to break it up and if I'm not feeling great.
I would say my tempos sometimes if I'm feeling good don't hurt till the last mile. I try to stay relaxed for the first 2 miles...push a bit the 3rd and 4th mile strong but hard.
I want to know how long one should be. I do a long run every week and get up to about 10 miles. Sometime if I'm feeling well I will run it a bit quicker towards the end (6:20 to 6:50) just really depends...but not for the whole thing.
what should I be doing and how often should these be done?
I'm a female if that matters.

Are you 21 to 24 years old? Do you run a 2:15 - 2:17/800 and a 4:34 - 4:37, 1500 meters?

14 years ago 07/30/2011 5:03pm EDT

re: Master Math man

I'm 25.

My prs are from high school are quite fast but really irrelevant since that was years ago and I did not run for a long long time. (4 years or so)

I just started running again. have been running for 4 months after a good year off.

I recently ran a 2:50 1000m time trial.

my coach says I was in shape to run a 2:06-2:09 800m.

14 years ago 07/30/2011 5:18pm EDT

re: milerlove

milerlove wrote:
I'm 25.
My prs are from high school are quite fast but really irrelevant since that was years ago and I did not run for a long long time. (4 years or so)
I just started running again. have been running for 4 months after a good year off.
I recently ran a 2:50 1000m time trial.
my coach says I was in shape to run a 2:06-2:09 800m.

What is your 800 and 1500 time this year? Just do the workouts, that your coach give you?

14 years ago 07/31/2011 6:14am EDT

re: milerlove

2-4 miles for 800 and 3-5 for 1500. Also, something that is very helpful is to end your tempo with 4 cut-down 400's

i.e. (approx times) 82-84, 78-80, 74-76, 70-72 Good luck! Keep us posted on your progress. When is your next official race? And what distance?

14 years ago 07/31/2011 6:23am EDT

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