describe how you feel after each lap of a mile

lap 1: happy places

lap 2: stay in happy places (700m)

lap 3: masochism (700-1100m)

lap 4: kill mode (1100-1609m)

lap 1: I'm like o god my race just started why didn't I train more. I should of stuck with lacrosse track sucks. Oh there are some friends on the infield. I wish my coach would shutup

lap 2: The guy in front of me has stupid long hair no way i'm losing to this loser. Coast Coast Coast.

Lap 3: Time to get into bell lap position, damn I'm gonna pop a woody only got 300 to go

Lap 4: Bell lap boom! ding ding ding time to roll. The little twerp in front that has no life outside of track is about to get rolled on by a natural athlete. 200 meters to go and kick to the win.

Slap hands with teammates go flirt with the girls

morning coffee wrote:

ydyjtyej wrote:

I dislike 99.76% of your posts but this was a great one.

can someone explain this joke?

The guy made it sound like he was unbeatable. Like Herb Elliot.

indoor

1: whoah a 29 cool...

2: 62, oh this is better

3: Work on position

4: half way, cool feeling okay

5: only 600 left really starting to feel it

7: next time I go through I'll only have one lap left.... time to push

8: leave it all out there

Indoor

1. Feels like a brisk jog

2. Still coasting

3. Same

4. Getting bored with this monotony

5. Willis looks pretty good

6. Better move up a bit...ouch. What the hell is that? Wonder what the workout is.

1. I'm going to crush all these milers.

2. Wow, Nick Willis actually looks pretty relaxed.

3. I'm not going to win AND they still might even drug test me.

4. (Stopped. Walking off the track.)

1. Get out! OK good . . . shi!, did he just say we ran a 59? This is gonna hurt.

2. Glad we slowed a bit, but this is starting to suck.

3. This is awful. Why didn't I just stick with golf?

4. Just get home. Go legs! Why are you locked up!? I really need to think about moving up to the 5K.

My experience is much like everyone else here:

1. Feel great. Tends to be a little fast. Adrenaline's pumping, legs are fresh.

2. Not too much more difficult than the first lap. Only if I went out too fast does this lap suffer. Mentally if I hear my coach say a split way under pace, this is a bad lap. If I'm right on, it gives me a boost and the second lap feels great

3. By far the most difficult lap. Mentally, I start to wear down and it's all willpower. I start thinking about the last lap and try and conserve energy, and as a result often end up going too slow. It's a mirror of laps 5-6 in the 3200. It doesn't help that my legs are starting to feel like trash at this point, but the knowledge that I only have one lap to go after can help.

4. Hitting the bell give me a big jolt of adrenaline and it doesn't matter what my body feels like. It all whether or not I want it. Legs normally feel terrible, but just go back to trusting my training, and keeping in mind that I've done 16x 400 at this pace before.with 200 to go it's almost over and all out effort.

this makes me feel like I definitely havent been pushing myself enough in the mile or in general

Crap

Crapier

Crapiest

Pure death

Fun post.

1 - 'Heyy, this isn't so bad.'

2 - 'Wait... perhaps I have made a terrible mistake.'

3 - 'I have indeed made a terrible mistake.'

4 - 'Woof. Next time the 5K.'

1. Woah, that was a fast lap, this is awesome, I'm going to get such a huge pr, this is so easy, I can win this, these guys are slow, Look at his shoes, those things are hideous! That kid's wearing trainers, and he has a flamingo on his back. What stupid school has a flamingo for a mascot?

2. Halfway, nice. Never mind, this is about to hurt... alot. Dammit, I really don't want to run this next lap. Flamingo is still in front of me, I'm definitely not letting him beat me. Oh, that's a pretty decent split. Coach, I have no idea what you're yelling at me, you look like an idiot. Trainers up there is not beating me, kid's fat, better move up.

3. I want to drop out. I hate this race. Why do I keep running this. I don't even know what that split means. Coach, I am not going to my knees, you make no sense. Stop pointing at your chest. At least I'm going to beat flamingo, kid's dead. Trainers is moving up, damn that. Never mind, I'm beating him. Time to kick. Bout to drop all these losers.

4. That was the most painful thing in the world. I have no idea what my time was, freshman, leave me alone. Can't you see I'm dying over here. Thank god Trainers can't sprint for his mother's money. I need water. 4 laps is way too many laps.

describe how you feel after each lap of a mile.

indoor? oversize indoor? under size indoor? or outdoor?

if outdoor, yard track or metric track?

if outdoor metric track, then after one lap I feel tired, after two laps I feel twice as tired, after three laps I feel three times as tired, and after four laps I feel four times as tired.

but knowing I only have less than 10 meters to go, I ignore the previous feelings.

We think alike. I like your style, good sir.

1-I got this

2-dont fall out of position

4-I must be the best kicker in the world

4-crap

Lap 1: Okay, get out good and fast, settle in behind that lead guy there and let him do all the work. Ha ha! This is going to be a piece of cake ..

Lap 4: Wait, what?!! It's the bell lap already? How did I get so far behind the leaders? AM I IN LAST PLACE?!!! OMG!!!! GO! KICK! GO!

1st lap- feel good. Really try to use the first lap to get in the exact position I want to be in. Usually this is in 3rd or 4th place, right on the rail. If you give yourself a whole lap to do this it's easy to do.

2nd lap- cruise. This lap should be easy. If anyone makes any big, bonehead moves, go with them but don't kill yourself if they're just going to die and comeback in 300 meters anyways. Nothing really special about this lap, just stay in contact with the leaders.

3rd lap- push hard to stay with the top 1-3 guys. This lap is crucial if you're going to win the race. You have to maintain contact with the leader(s). Your race isn't over if you get gapped but it's much harder to close a 10 meter gap than a 1 meter one. You have to be tough here and simply refuse to get dropped. Even if I would die on the last lap I would always try as hard as I could to maintain contact here.

4th lap- kick as hard as you possibly can. Not from 400 out, but you should start moving then. With 300 to go you should be well into your kick and with 200 to go you should be going as hard as you can. It doesn't matter what has happened up to this point in the race- the last 300 is anyones to win. If you're feeling good this part of the race is magical, especially if you're passing people. My favorite running memories from my 12 year career were of blowing people out in the last 200. This is all about who has the most guts.

Before: Oh god this is gonna hurt i'm so nervous...no no no stay positive...but it will hurt...oh god.

1. Okay not too bad, breathe, breathe

2. Okay, you lost a couple seconds, but just hang in there.

3. C'mon, c'mon...oh god this sucks, lungs on fire

4. Pick it up pick it up oh god i cant feel my legs, arms are heavy.

Finish: I think I just set a personal dry heave record.

I'm quite the nervous wreak before a race.

If slow pace:

1. Wow, this is going to be a slow, boring race.

2. Yaaaaaawn

3. Somebody usually picks it up now. Better get in a good position and/or follow them.

4. Get into position on the back stretch. Last 200 balls to the wall.

If fast pace:

1. Alright, this is good. Settle in, don't do anything stupid.

2. Stay focused. Move past any morons who have died already.

3. This sucks. Just try to hang on and it's only 400 to go.

4. This REALLY sucks, but GOGOGO and then you're done.