Give me a psychological play by play per 400m
Also, Time and Age
Give me a psychological play by play per 400m
Also, Time and Age
No
Stick with eharmony wrote:
No
Yes, you will.
Lap 1: Feeling good, cruise along, stay strong, splits are.... bit fast I'll be ok, hold tight
Lap 2: you still feel good dammit, keep telling yourself that, you can do this... dont slow down!
Lap 3 first 200m: pick it up some, c'mon, this is nothing, push
Lap 3 second 200: Holy sh*t this hurts, just gonna slow up a bit before the last la- NO! DONT THINK LIKE THAT. SURGE NOW. GO
Lap 4 first 200m: AHHHH LET'S GO!!!
Lap 4 second 200: pump your arms pump your arms dont let up
HonestThief wrote:
Lap 1: Feeling good, cruise along, stay strong, splits are.... bit fast I'll be ok, hold tight
Lap 2: you still feel good dammit, keep telling yourself that, you can do this... dont slow down!
Lap 3 first 200m: pick it up some, c'mon, this is nothing, push
Lap 3 second 200: Holy sh*t this hurts, just gonna slow up a bit before the last la- NO! DONT THINK LIKE THAT. SURGE NOW. GO
Lap 4 first 200m: AHHHH LET'S GO!!!
Lap 4 second 200: pump your arms pump your arms dont let up
Hey, that's pretty much my story, too! Hitting the third 400 really was the key.
Cool that works. Yeah first 400m always feels too fast. It's probably normal.
Nice write up.
I won't forget my PR in the mile at the end of 8th grade. (AND YES, I WAS SLOW BACK THEN, DON'T KILL ME)
1st lap: Ok, I need to keep my pace, I can do this.
2nd lap: Why am I going so slow, oh my goodness.
3rd lap: I don't think I should go faster yet... But man this is slow.
4th lap: Ok, cruising along.
Last 200m: Yay, sprint. Oh wow, look. I just passed like 10 people.
After race: HOW THE HECK WAS THAT A PR.
5:30 Time. (I SAID I WAS SLOW, CALM DOWN)
In retrospect, I could have probably gotten a 5:20 if I actually "raced".
Lap 1: Lets freaking go. Stay in the pack and be smart.
Lap 2: Alrght, we're slow, it's tacticle, but this can still be a PR.
Lap 3: Cover every move, go with the leaders, you're fit.
Lap 4: First 200m- oh shit this lap is going to be fast.
Second 200m- Arms, Form, Arms, Form. Kick.
Ran 4:13 with 2:12 and and 2:01 800m splits.
1. This guy is flying. Gotta go with him. Doubt I can hang, but I gotta look like I'm trying.
2. This is fast as hell, but I feel okay.
3. Kind of comfortable now.
4. I'm going to win this on the homestretch. I'm going to get some action tonight.
Tape: Damn I probably could have run a few seconds faster if I didn't wait so long to kick.
1st lap: A little fast, but it feels so easy
2nd lap: Perfect. This is gonna be good
3rd lap: Should've stuck with the steeplechase
4th lap: Holy crap where did this kick come from
3:57 (41 last 300) 1500. Junior year. Previous PR was 4:05
1: no pain
2: ouch
3: WTF THIS HURTS. 1000m split on track (eyes rolling back into my skull)
4: get him. Get Him!. GET HIM!
(didn't quite get him) 4:20 age 44
lap 1: goddamn that was way too fast
lap 2: ok i'm going to pay for that lap. still holding on.
lap 3: sh!t mother f#cker sh!t f#ck. ok just slow down just a little bit before the last lap, maybe you're just slower than these other people you can't chase them down anyway.... NO SHUT UP KEEP RUNNING DO NOT LET THEM GO
lap 4 1st 200: go go go go holy sh*t i'm actually passing people ow this hurts
lap 4 2nd 200: chase him down. chase him down. chase him down. don't let him come back. don't let him come back. drive. drive. drive.
This was a lifetime ago and in the Midwest for a mid major D2 school. This was one of the last 1500m races of the spring I would be in as I was primarily a 800m runner. I had been relying on my kick on the other 2 1500s I had been and ran 4:00 and 4:06 coach told me if I didn't break 2 min in the opening 800 he was pulling me off the track. He said I don't care if you die the last 700m I want you to experience racing tired and pushing through it. I was pretty juiced because I really had nothing to lose.
1. First 800 I was very relaxed but fast 58. For the first 400. I still have it in my head I can coast after the next lap.
2. Second 800 60 feeling really good because I was a 1:50 low 800. For 1:59 then it hits me I am on sub 4 pace! The nervousness sits in.
3. I really dial it back on the third lap and hope to save myself and I am really hearing it from my coach he wants me to go for it but I am so afraid of dying I just keep trotting along. I'm hurting but not deadlegged yet. Hit 1200 in 3:03.
4. It was like hitting a switch at the bell lap. And the bear jumps on me with with 300ms to go this was what coach was looking for. Felt like I was running in sand. Finish up with 3:53 but it was ugly. 7 second pr. Moral of the sometimes you have to go for it and hold on. I think I could've got 2 or 3 secs on that 3rd 400 to this day
Ooh, my time to shine.
District meet junior year: state XC champ is in the race, takes it out super fast. Knowing he would do this, I refused to go with the pace. I was the only one who didn't. The entire pack went with a guy who had run 15:04. They came through 400 in 62, 800 in 2:09. I came through in 68 and 2:16, running consistent splits, because I knew nobody could hold this guy's pace. With around 6000m to go, the pack disintegrated. I saw my chance, and took it. I reeled in all but three other guys in the last lap and a half for a finishing time of 4:29.
Was a 1500m, last race I ever ran, senior year of college.
Lap 1: Get on the rail, conserve energy, stay relaxed. I tried not to look at the clock but I always do. Hit 300 at 45.x and heard 61 at the 400 mark.
Lap 2: Maintain contact, breath, breath, breath, light and quick on your feet. Don't let anybody get away from you. I hit 800 in 2:03/2:04
Lap 3: I'm in over my head, hit lap 3 hit lap 3 just stay on his heels, focus on the back of his neck and running smooth. I hit the homestretch and heard friends/family cheering. 500 meters seems so far but I have no choice, I'm here and need to get the job done. Pass one guy and get back on the rail.
Lap 4: I hit the backstretch and hear 3:06/3:07 behind two guys that are running side by side. I can tell the guy on the outside isn't going to make it past the guy on the inside. I made sure I stayed on the inside guy to not get cut off when the outside runner fades. He falls back and I think briefly about all the thousands of miles I had run to get here (for just a split second). I need all the strength I can for the homestretch, I'm in 3rd and the leader has 5m on me. I hit the homestretch and pass the guy in 2nd and use everything I have to try to catch the leader. Knees up knees up knees up pump the arms pump the arms focus. Didn't get him. Closed in 44 high to run 3:51.7.
I walked off the track and knew it was my last race and the fastest I was ever going to run. I didn't qualify for any post season meets but was ok with it. It was a four second PR in front of friends and family.
lap one: I am one with the track
lap two: I am one with the track
lap three: I am one with the track
lap four: I am one with the track
end of race: I am the one winner of the race
Lap 1 of 8 (indoor mile): This feels easy enough, just tuck in behind this line of guys.
Lap 2: Not sure if I can run this fast but, let's just hold on and see.
Lap 3: Don't fall off the pack
Lap 4: Move around this guy.
Lap 5 - 7: [Black out]
Lap 8: Hold on for dear life and don't die too much. 100m to go. Try to kick...nothing is there, just kick a little.
4:28 mile at age 26 for a 7 second PR.
3:44.55 age 23
PB at start of race 3:50.30. Recent 3000 of 8:14 but I know I'm in good shape. However, the race is paced at 1:58 for the first 800. This feels pretty fast so i decide to stay at the back.
Lap 1 - hmmm, this does feel quick but I'm hanging on OK. At the back but only about 1-2 seconds off the front. Time about 59 secs.
Lap 2 - still at the back, still hanging on without too much difficulty. Still pretty quick, but I'm in control. Field tightly packed but I'm in touch. This is OK. About 2:00 for me, still 1-2 secs off the front.
Lap 3 - still at the back, still feeling OK. People are starting to breathe quite hard but I'm alright. Glad I stayed at the back. Its better than following every little change of pace. Around 3:01 I think.
1300m - OK, people are struggling a bit now. Maybe I should move up a bit. OH SHIT, there's no room without going in lap 3 round the bend. Better wait...
1400m - for f***s sake let me out. let me out!
1420m - the waves finally part...OK, foot to the floor, round the outside. Everyone is rocking and rolling.
1450 - I can win this...
1480m - I can win this....
1490m - I can still win this. I'm catching him
1500m - Run out of track....
If only I'd run with a bit more aggression from 1100-1300m...
Lap 1: Holy balls this is fast, I forgot how hard it is to run a race this short.
Lap 2: That lap was way faster than I wanted it to be and I'm still not in contact with the entire field. Did I seed myself that terribly?
Lap 3: I don't know how I'm still 20 meters behind the entire field. This hurts a lot. I suspect these people are idiots.
Lap 4: These people are idiots. They are all in my way.
Lap 5: This doesn't feel quite as bad after the initial shock of running faster than on the roads. Splits are actually even. Need to steadily increase the effort level from here on out and consistently pass people.
Lap 6: This hurts.
Lap 7: Match any early moves the people around you make without going all out. No one passes you.
Lap 8: Just go.
Lap 1 - ok there are a lot of us, just get near the front and try not to fall over
Lap 2 - this feels ok, I'll move out on the straight and try to gain a few places 'moves out, stays in same place, moves back into pack'
Lap 3 - oh shit! 3 guys have made a break! I'm moving quick, will be a painful last lap
Lap 4 - first 3 are a bit ahead now, just sprint, damn there is somebody right behind me and in dying! Sprint!
4th place, 6 second pb, 4.18 (1500)