Hi all, can anyone tell me what time I could expect for 800m at the age of 50?
Back in 1994 I was running, 1.50, for 800m, and 3.46, for 1500m.
I have been running regularly over those years but was thinking of having a crack at an 800m sometime this summer, so would appreciate any advice.
Many thanks,
Paul.....
If that nostalgia calc's correct, then 2:07 in prime shape, like how you busted your ass in college shape. Right now, assuming you haven't gotten a lot of useless fat weight, I'd say probably 2:15-2:20. How fast are you right now though? Would be a better indicator than me just spitting out numbers.
I'm in 18 mins 5k shape, so not done anything fast for a long time.
I'm still the same weight as I was during those years but I was training 70 miles a week back then, so doing about 30 mpw now.
Right now probably 2:20 to 2:25
Age graded at 50 to your open time of 1:50 would be 2:07
IMO mid D is a good place to get back into as you get older
Pauly wrote:
Hi all, can anyone tell me what time I could expect for 800m at the age of 50?
Back in 1994 I was running, 1.50, for 800m, and 3.46, for 1500m.
I have been running regularly over those years but was thinking of having a crack at an 800m sometime this summer, so would appreciate any advice.
Many thanks,
Paul.....
I'd be careful and make sure you're ready for that type of explosive stress on the body. Several years ago when I turned 50 I decided to race an 800 and sustained a grade 2 Achilles strain. Cost me 3 months of training & racing. Now several years later, I'm still having trouble with the tendon. Most of my racing from 30 to 50 yrs, was in the 5k & 10k spectrum. I jumped into something that I wasn't prepared for. Good luck with your endeavor.
Chronically-Injured Old Runner wrote:
Pauly wrote:Hi all, can anyone tell me what time I could expect for 800m at the age of 50?
Back in 1994 I was running, 1.50, for 800m, and 3.46, for 1500m.
I have been running regularly over those years but was thinking of having a crack at an 800m sometime this summer, so would appreciate any advice.
Many thanks,
Paul.....
I'd be careful and make sure you're ready for that type of explosive stress on the body. Several years ago when I turned 50 I decided to race an 800 and sustained a grade 2 Achilles strain. Cost me 3 months of training & racing. Now several years later, I'm still having trouble with the tendon. Most of my racing from 30 to 50 yrs, was in the 5k & 10k spectrum. I jumped into something that I wasn't prepared for. Good luck with your endeavor.
moran
I did a lot of tough workouts to see how fast I could run an 800 at the age of 40, mostly as an experiment. My body could handle it for a while, but after that it broke down. I also thought that the whole exercise was pretty pathetic and sad, almost comical. I ran one of the few races I could find against a 13 year old girl. I went to a masters race and an ambulance showed up after a race walking incident (at this race I decided that trying to run a fast 800 or really take racing that seriously at 40 was sad. I left the race, ran a time trial on my own, then never did another one.)
Some of the workouts in limited application could help you out, though. I found that I could improve my ability to sprint but that it just isn't natural anymore. I could still jump a bit but couldn't maintain speed in hard sprint workouts.
Hi thanks for the reply, I'm in the gym twice a week trying to build some muscle strength to my legs before I start some short speed sessions, and also do some upper body workouts too.
I'm looking to try a time trial over 200m, or 400m within the next few days, just to see what speed I still have in my legs.
I used to do 400m in 50.2.
Like I said before, I was a 1.50 800m runner, so am curious to find out what I can do at my age of 50.
Please advice me more many thanks, any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks for the advice, I've been in the gym working on my legs for about 2 months now, so my legs are quite strong, so feel ready for some steady speed sessions.
Pauly wrote:
Hi thanks for the reply, I'm in the gym twice a week trying to build some muscle strength to my legs before I start some short speed sessions, and also do some upper body workouts too.
I'm looking to try a time trial over 200m, or 400m within the next few days, just to see what speed I still have in my legs.
I used to do 400m in 50.2.
Like I said before, I was a 1.50 800m runner, so am curious to find out what I can do at my age of 50.
Please advice me more many thanks, any advice would be much appreciated.
Be careful do not go all out in speed or volume. Also 50 is not old compared to 60 . The biggest mistake you can make is rushing the process. Have fun with it.