predict my 2-mile XC time and find out if you're right tomorrow

Yeah, I totally agree on taking two easy days before a race. I have run several races on only one recovery day and I have never responded well to it (unless it was fast stuff before an 800).

I do have one teammate I usually stick with during training, but in this race I decided to drop him after about a mile since he faded worse than I did. He ended up finishing about 10 seconds back. This guy is a super talented racer who went from 5:47 to 4:46 in the 1600 last track season, so I'm always trying to beat him. I like your working-together concept and we may try something like that in a more important race later in the season, but for now I just want to compete.

It'd actually be best to try working w/ your team mates more in the smaller meets that you don't care about too much. It will help you learn some of the dynamics, so in big races that count, you can run well as a pack.

Just thought I'd bump this thread because it's a year later and I'm running the same meet tomorrow. This time the weather is gonna be in the high 70s so much better than last year. My most recent workout was yesterday once again, except this time it was a 1600 in 5:26 followed by 5x800 in 2:42/2:42/2:37/2:37/2:49. The plan is to go out in around 5:30 and push from 1600 to 2400 to avoid slowing down there like last year. Anyone wanna take a guess?

11:35

I said 11:35 a year ago and now imma go with 11:10your workout was pretty good.

I've run 18:45 for 5k and 4:58 for 1600 in the past year if that makes a difference. My summer base was pretty crappy due to injury though.

French Dawg wrote:

I said 11:35 a year ago and now imma go with 11:10your workout was pretty good.

It's cool to see someone from last year on here...I'm hoping you're closer this time because an 11:10 would be nice.

How much rest for

1600 in 5:26 followed by 5x800 in 2:42/2:42/2:37/2:37/2:49?

3min rest on the workout. I ran a disappointing 12:05 going out in like 5:50. I latched onto a couple of my teammates I had been running with in workouts recently and didn't realize how slow they were going. No excuse for this kind of racing really. Just a sh1t show.

Maybe I'll bring this thread back next year.

Pretty damn slow.

Don't do such a hard workout the day before your race!

I don't think I could even do the workout you described (1600 in 5:2x followed by 6x800 in the 2:40s or whatever), but I know I could go sub-12 on the course you describe. And so can you, with prs of 4:58 and 18:45!

racing tomorrow wrote:

HS soph running 32-35mpw for the last two weeks, before that about 45mpw summer base with weekly tempos of 3-4 miles at 6:20-6:25 pace, easy runs at 7:15-7:30. Last pretty hard workout was yesterday, 1600-1200-800-400-200 at 5:30, 4:17, 2:38, 73, 30. Track PRs are 2:12 800m, 5:19 1600m, 12:04 3200m. But that was last season and I feel in much better shape now.

The race is on a mostly flat course with a long, very slight uphill section and another part going down the same hill in the opposite direction towards the finish. It will likely be pretty fast because of that downhill in the last half mile or so. This will also be a fairly crowded race with about 200 people. Weather will most likely be 90+ degrees and sunny with little shade, far from ideal.

Any guesses?

10:28

way to solicit guesses from more experienced runners and already have your mind made up on what you will run.geez kid, face reality

racing tomorrow wrote:

Goal is to run sub-12:00 this meet. I think I'm in shape for it, so thanks for the responses saying I could run 11:20 or so. That may be pretty close. The guy who said 12:25 is probably off, though, since I would definitely consider that a blown race.

Anyone else?

raced today wrote:

3min rest on the workout. I ran a disappointing 12:05 going out in like 5:50. I latched onto a couple of my teammates I had been running with in workouts recently and didn't realize how slow they were going. No excuse for this kind of racing really. Just a sh1t show.

Maybe I'll bring this thread back next year.

It's cool man. Don't worry about your teammates, just listen to your body. I know that sounds dumb but sometimes during races I go out with people I know and don't realize that I'm not even tired until like the last 300m and it's too late. Definitely bump

this thread next year, and ask any other questions you have throughout the season. These kinds of threads started by people with real questions are the reason people like me keep coming back here.