Usain Bolt runs a 2:07 800m. Can he break 5?

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

This sounds about right.

I had a friend who ran under 45, and an indoor national record (not US) for a distance between 400 and 800. He was a total headcase running 800 however, best of 152. Ran it like the fat kid in gym class ran the timed mile.

It's not that he can break 5 in any given day (he hates even the 400m training), but put a lot of money on the line, and give him only 4 weeks of aerobic training...

9.58/19.19/44/2:07/??

from 44 to 63.5 is almost a 20 second slowdown from 400 to 800. If he ran that 52/75, then he would already be running 5:00 pace on lap two. I don't think that if this were his 800m time he would be able to break 5. However, I'm sure he could run 800m faster than 2:07. Low to mid 1:50s at worst. He could run 600m in 1:16 and then stagger through the final 200m in 34-37 seconds.

His 400 and 800 times are very weak indicators for mile performance.

He has no aerobic training.

He would not break 5 unless he did aerobic training for several years to completely change his physiology.

Nothing in the Universe is more obvious.

Bob Schul Country wrote:

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

In other words, he would run 4:57? Not totally sure but I think that is sub 5:00.

Bob Schul Country wrote:

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

2:07 + 2:50 = 5:01?

RossiCheated wrote:

Bob Schul Country wrote:

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

In other words, he would run 4:57? Not totally sure but I think that is sub 5:00.

BSC obviously went to the rojo school of mathematics.

Bob Schul Country wrote:

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

Ummm. . . 2:07 + 2:50 = 4:57

jjjjjj wrote:

9.58/19.19/44/2:07/??

from 44 to 63.5 is almost a 20 second slowdown from 400 to 800. If he ran that 52/75, then he would already be running 5:00 pace on lap two. I don't think that if this were his 800m time he would be able to break 5. However, I'm sure he could run 800m faster than 2:07. Low to mid 1:50s at worst. He could run 600m in 1:16 and then stagger through the final 200m in 34-37 seconds.

Bolt has never run a 44 second 400m.

math_is_hard wrote:

Bob Schul Country wrote:

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

2:07 + 2:50 = 5:01?

He still has another 9 meters to go

trackbot! vdot 2:07 800m

trackbot is going to DEVASTATE all of you

VDOT for 2:07 0.8km: 66.8

Equivalent race times based on VDOT:

Marathon: 02:28:59

Half marathon: 01:11:09

15K: 00:49:28

10K: 00:32:15

5K: 00:15:32

3Mi: 00:14:57

2Mi: 00:09:39

3200m: 00:09:35

3K: 00:08:56

1Mi: 00:04:30

1600m: 00:04:29

1500m: 00:04:10

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TrackBot wrote:

VDOT for 2:07 0.8km: 66.8

Equivalent race times based on VDOT:

Marathon: 02:28:59

Half marathon: 01:11:09

15K: 00:49:28

10K: 00:32:15

5K: 00:15:32

3Mi: 00:14:57

2Mi: 00:09:39

3200m: 00:09:35

3K: 00:08:56

1Mi: 00:04:30

1600m: 00:04:29

1500m: 00:04:10

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Not only can Bolt bust a sub 5 mile,

BOLT CAN GO 15:32 IN A 5K!!!!!!!!!!

TRACKBOT! VDOT 9.58 100M

VDOT for 9.58 0.1km: 117.2

Equivalent race times based on VDOT:

Marathon: 01:32:24

Half marathon: 00:44:16

15K: 00:30:56

10K: 00:20:14

5K: 00:09:40

3Mi: 00:09:18

2Mi: 00:05:59

3200m: 00:05:57

3K: 00:05:32

1Mi: 00:02:50

1600m: 00:02:49

1500m: 00:02:37

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Ummm...Man wrote:

Bob Schul Country wrote:

2:07 does not equal a sub 5 for a guy with no aerobic development. His 2nd 800 would likely be 2:50

Ummm. . . 2:07 + 2:50 = 4:57

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TrackBot wrote:

VDOT for 9.58 0.1km: 117.2

Equivalent race times based on VDOT:

Marathon: 01:32:24

Half marathon: 00:44:16

15K: 00:30:56

10K: 00:20:14

5K: 00:09:40

3Mi: 00:09:18

2Mi: 00:05:59

3200m: 00:05:57

3K: 00:05:32

1Mi: 00:02:50

1600m: 00:02:49

1500m: 00:02:37

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