Am I 400/800 or 800/1500

I think you are a 400/800 considering your 1600m, but you could really be a 4 8 and 15 guy with those 5k and 32 times. my prs are

400 - 52

800- 2:00.9

1600 - 4:50

3200 - 11:24

5k - 19:17

so I would think that you would be better with your good endurance for the 5k and better speed in the 400. when did you run these times?

All this year, I started cross country this year!

Signs point towards the 800/1500. Your 5k is very decent. If you wanna go the 400/800 route you need to gain a little muscle and power, if you like the 1500 more continue to train like you just did and get your strength from XC.

Sub 2minute 800 should be your first goal. Then work towards a sub 4 1500.

The thing is I train with about 1-2speed workouts a week and run 30-45 MPW, my 400 isn't bad that's why I asked

Your 400 is far and a way the best.

51/4:48 sucks, I knew a guy that had a 400 Pr of 52 that went 3:59 indoors.

Torabus wrote:

Your 400 is far and a way the best.

51/4:48 sucks, I knew a guy that had a 400 Pr of 52 that went 3:59 indoors.

Ya his 400 is good, but his 5k times show he should have a faster 1600m, so that is why he could really end up being a 4/8/15 guy and just be a combo of what his high school team needs him to be.

800m runner wrote:

I think you are a 400/800 considering your 1600m, but you could really be a 4 8 and 15 guy with those 5k and 32 times. my prs are

400 - 52

800- 2:00.9

1600 - 4:50

3200 - 11:24

5k - 19:17

so I would think that you would be better with your good endurance for the 5k and better speed in the 400. when did you run these times?

for reference here's mine

400 - 58,2

800 - 2.04

1600 - 4.33

3200 - 9.36

5k - 15.38

So I believe that 51 flat 400 should translate to a lot quicker 800. He should be able to run in the 1.55 region actually

First, the 51 was in practice. It could be much different than a 51.00 FAT in a major meet.

Second, like I suggested in the other thread, with 2 speed work outs a week, even if they are just poorly designed torture-fests, you are much better trained for racing 400m than longer distances. My guess is that your 30 to 40 miles per week is more like an average of 25 miles per week over a whole year.

Third, as someone said 17:09 XC is better than 4:48 which is even more support for the idea that the speed workouts are helping your 400 more than your mile.

Do you have any suggestions for workouts for someone in my situation for the 800m?

Your best event now is the 400. But trained properly you could be a very good miler.

you are a very versatile runner, who will be able to race competitively from 400 up through 5k. Here's the key, you need to build your endurance by running more miles, and doing longer intervals (800's or 1k's) @5k pace. If you get yourself to the point where you could run a 16:30 5k and around 10:00 for 2miles, then you will be able to run a really fast 800, probably in the 1:54-1:55 range.