I'm a freshman 800 and 400 runner. I just finished xc season and started training for indoor track.
I just did a 400 and 800 time trial to see what kind of shape I was in. What do you think I can drop my time down to by the end of the season?
800-2:18
400-59
My 8th grade track pr's were
800-2:16
400-57
If properly sprinter trained, a 54. Big emphasis on proper weight training.
2:12 on 800. IF you train properly
I saw a guy go from 2:17 as a 8th grader to 2:07 indoor freshman year to 2:04 outdoor freshman year but he does football instead of xc
I know a kid who went from 2:07 to 1:57 from 8th to 9th grade, so you never know. Just train consistently and intelligently to see where it takes you.
I went form 2;15 to 1:59 from 9th to 10th grade after some better training plans and consistent training with a stronger base. Id say you would be looking at 54 for the 400 and 2:08 for the 800 but both could definitely be faster depending on what training you did to hit your PRs and what training you are doing this season
I ran 2:23 in 8th grade. Ran cross in high school. Never took indoor track races seriously. These were my spring times.
9th: 2:10
10th: 2:06
11th: 1:59
12th: 1:56
Take winter training seriously.
I went from being 2:18 indoors to 2:08 outdoors my freshman year. You are capable to drop the time lower than mine if you put in the work.
I went from 2:25 as a 9th grader to 2:01 in 10th grade. That was probably 90% puberty though.