Tips for 1600m and 3200m racing

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9 years ago 02/13/2015 9:19pm EST

Hey I am a senior in high school I ran cross country every year but I haven't really done much track before. I ran my Freshman year but that was pretty much it because I had been training for marathons during Spring of 2013 and 2014. Being as I am a marathon runner, I don't have much speed with m but I have a huge amount of endurance. I want to do well senior year so that I can still do cross country and track for my college but I don't really know how I am supposed to race the 1600 and 3200 without a lot of speed.

PRs:

5000m XC: 16:43

1600m: 4:46

3200m: 10:35

Thanks for any help!

9 years ago 02/13/2015 9:41pm EST

re: marathonman907

marathonman907 wrote:
Hey I am a senior in high school I ran cross country every year but I haven't really done much track before. I ran my Freshman year but that was pretty much it because I had been training for marathons during Spring of 2013 and 2014. Being as I am a marathon runner, I don't have much speed with m but I have a huge amount of endurance. I want to do well senior year so that I can still do cross country and track for my college but I don't really know how I am supposed to race the 1600 and 3200 without a lot of speed.
PRs:
5000m XC: 16:43
1600m: 4:46
3200m: 10:35
Thanks for any help!

Probably you should work on your speed.

9 years ago 02/14/2015 1:28pm EST

re: marathonman907

honestly, your 1600 time is pretty close to being on par with your 5k time (depending on how hard the course was I suppose)

but yea... look to the above post

9 years ago 02/20/2015 2:49pm EST

re: marathonman907

You need to work on your speed! I'm guessing that you have a very good aerobic capacity, but young runners need to develop their speed especially during the track season.

9 years ago 02/20/2015 3:01pm EST

re: marathonman907

Go to the weight room and do some squats, plyos, benching and all that good stuff. Have one speed session a week doing 200/300's at a pretty quick pace but more recovery.

9 years ago 02/20/2015 3:01pm EST

re: marathonman907

Go to the weight room and do some squats, plyos, benching and all that good stuff. Have one speed session a week doing 200/300's at a pretty quick pace but more recovery.

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