Got into a discussion with some teammates about equivalent times. So what do you guys think is the most impressive for a high school runner.
800-1:58
1600-4:25
3200-9:40
and what times for 1600 and 3200 in your opinion equate a sub 2 minute 800m?
Got into a discussion with some teammates about equivalent times. So what do you guys think is the most impressive for a high school runner.
800-1:58
1600-4:25
3200-9:40
and what times for 1600 and 3200 in your opinion equate a sub 2 minute 800m?
the 800 and mile times are pretty much equivalent but the 3200 time is inferior.
The 1600 is the best but they are all pretty close
800m > 1600m > 3200m... equivalent 1600m times IMO would be 4:22-4:25 for the 800 (depending on the type of runner) and 4:28-4:31 for the 3200m.
2:00 for 800m ~ 4:27-4:30 for 1600m ~ 9:30-9:45 for 3200m.
For the well balanced athlete, I'd say ~2:00 / ~4:27 / ~9:30.
I agree with "Coach". 800 and 1600 are pretty equivalent. 3200 is inferior. Your 2nd question: 4:28 and 9:41-42 equate to sub 2:00 (1:59.9).
According to the IAAF tables, the 800m and 1600m are very close (1600m might be slightly better), and the 3200m is quite a bit worse.