nice race. i used to have the same soreness/tightness issues occasionally after doing sprint work like that, but I always preferred to feel good for those sprints and then just suck it up for the workout the next day rather than feel tired/sore before the sprints.
Whatever you are doing seems to be working, so I'd just stick with it. I wouldn't go out any faster or slower through 600 next time, just do basically the same thing and maybe you won't die quiet as much the last 100. Good luck.
You are certainly D1 material. As in blue chip D1 if a coach knew of your backstory (1:59/1:53 in only two seasons.)
What is your recruiting situation?
Tri-state qualifier wrote:
Update: raced last weekend: felt great coming through 600 n 1:23 but then hit the wall with 100 to go ended up running 1:53 high. Big PR for me but I want more.
Yesterday I did 6 50m hill sprints all out in flats then 5x 60m sprints on the track in spikes
Today my hamstrings and adductors were so sore!!!
But still had a workout
8x200 w/ 1 min rest; 5 min rest; 2x200 w/ 3 min rest
(29.9/29.7/27.9/27.7/27.2/28.8/28.2/28.2)
(25.0/25.2)
After the 4th my legs were feeling heavy from the soreness. Must of checked out a lil on the 6th one, then the 7th and 8th thought for sure would be sub 28 but legs lacked the power I guess yesterday’s sprints kinda shot my legs but it’s all good. Felt good on the fast 200s but again lacked power so had to rely on turnover so they weren’t as smooth as I would have liked. Another race coming in less than 2 weeks will see how it goes. Input?
Ayyyy sub 1:54 I was right. Killin' it. Careful not to get too overzealous with the sprints and workouts back to back. The last thing you want is to get too pumped up and end up injured because you were going too hard too often. But like the other poster said, just keep doing what you're doing.
Shoot for my PR next. You're not too far off. I'll tell you what it is if you beat it, but I think you can certainly be very close these next few weeks.
Like the other poster said, run your race pretty similarly, and hopefully your fitness will carry you. Going out too hard in response to your recent PR might just bring you back to a 1:55-1:57 performance.
To add I also split 49.2 on the 4x4. Sunday, did a 3 mile tempo in 15:49 which hurt like hell the last 1/2 mile.
Light 3 mile jog today. Legs sore but a good sore.
Recruiting sitch... I have a couple offers from mid majors, most big schools were telling me I can walk on(before the 1:53), but I’m guessing I would need to run closer to 1:50 to get any money from a big school, no worries. I kinda have my sights set on a mid major college but I’m open to something bigger if I run faster but don’t wanna wait too late.
@that average runner: thanks man it was definitely rough I think i got out a lil too quick the first 200 so I’m gonna try to come through 600 in 1:23 with a more even pace, coach says that should make the last 150 not as tough, hopefully finishing stronger. He believes 1:52 is possible. Also want to run a 1600 soon, current PR is 4:22.