Recently did a 15x200 workout and I was wondering what I could get in an 800m race right now. Here were the times:
31.2, 30.25, 31.4, 31.11, 31.5 31.52, 30.34, 31.18, 32.12, 30.81, 30.27, 28.31
Did the first 11 in flats. Then last four switched into some spikes, but they were an old pair with rounded tips. Anyways, whaddya think?
Just realized I missed three in the middle. They were all around 31 flat.
How much rest between each?
1:48
200m jog recovery (about 80 seconds)
1:58
Hmm. Still kinda hard to tell without knowing how difficult it was. I'd say maybe 2:05-2:06.
So slowest projection is 2:06?
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Crazedseepies wrote:
Recently did a 15x200 workout and I was wondering what I could get in an 800m race right now. Here were the times:
31.2, 30.25, 31.4, 31.11, 31.5 31.52, 30.34, 31.18, 32.12, 30.81, 30.27, 28.31
Did the first 11 in flats. Then last four switched into some spikes, but they were an old pair with rounded tips. Anyways, whaddya think?
hard to say. 2:02 - 2:15
MPM99 wrote:
Hmm. Still kinda hard to tell without knowing how difficult it was. I'd say maybe 2:05-2:06.
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Ditto
The 28 at the end was pretty dang difficult, but until the last four I was feeling really good.
crete wrote:
hard to say. 2:02 - 2:15
no way 2:15 is his low range, I can maybe bust out 5 or 6 at that pace and I can do 2:15
I did this same workout freshman year of hs at about the same paces. I ran 2:07 shortly after.
This really isn't a great predictor workout though because the rest is relatively long and the total volume is also relatively long compared to the race distance.
How did you feel in that race? Could you have gone faster? How much did you improve that season?
I ran a pretty similar workout in hs but my rest was different.
3x(5x200) @ 30-31 with 30 seconds rest between reps and 2:00 between sets. I was in about 2:02 shape when I ran that and at the end of the season I ran 2:00.7.
Obviously I don't know the other 99% of information about you, but I would say you're in 2:04-2:06 range.
I ran a similar workout once, minus the final 28 point (probably wouldn't be able to close it that fast). I didn't run the 800, but another kid who dropped off me ran 2:07 or so. He was experienced at racing the 800 though, just out of shape. I'd say 2:05.
It all depends if you are more of a speed guy or a distance guy. I did a similar workout last week, and ran a 1:57 on Saturday. However, in my 200s, my last two reps were in 27 and 25. So for you, I think you have the ability for 2:00, but you'd have to really keep/push the pace at the start of the second lap if you don;t have enough speed to pull off a good kick.
That's a heck of a workout to only run 2:00.7.
This is one of those that is a good workout but a useless predictor on it's own. A 2:02 guy might do this, but so might a speed-oriented guy with no base and 2:08 ability.
Tell us something to flesh out the story. VO2 max workouts? Mileage?
The fact you don't mention the rest until asked shows you have no idea what you're doing.
And did you really switch to spikes in 80 seconds? Assuming longer rest for that break the last few are even more meaningless.