Ideal Difference 400 v 800

400-55

800-2:10

i went through 400 at 103 and 104 and ran 2:10 in both

For me it is 400m- 55 and 800m- 2:00. Although I have split 53.X on a relay. The ideal for a well trained runner is a 4 second differential between 400m and 800 lap time. This is often not pertinent for High School runners, who are usually aerobically undertrained.

57/2:10

David Rudisha:

45

1:40

Seb Coe

46

1:41

Alberto Juantorena

44

1:43

Lmao I just realized I have a 17s difference between my 800m split and my 400m PR. Thats horrible.

How often and how long should I run to change this???

50/1:52

55.5

1:57.2

No leg speed

I was more speed based and fell off after 200m.

400- 50.5

800- 1:57

(Ran a 22 mid 200 in a relay as well)

56.6

1:58.8

Currently 72/2:55

ImNotFast wrote:

How often and how long should I run to change this???

Depends if you are a sprinter or a distance runner. In general look up the different training methods of Lydiard, Cerutty, Peter Coe, Canova and others. Find what works for you. To generalize it:

Phase one(base phase): build up your general aerobic fitness. Do some light speed work.

Phase two (transition phase): start increasing your speed work and decreasing your volume.

Phase three(peaking): over time increase the intensity of your workouts as you decrease the volume of your workouts. In this phase make the workouts more race specific.

you should be able to easily run 2:10

45.9

1:54.5

Didn't know how to run an 800

800: 1:57 open/1:56 split

400: 51 open/50 split

idk if this was part of it but in the 800 for the 1:57 I ran it 57/59 with decimals gave me a 1:57 low

This greatly depends on the type of athlete. I always hear people saying things like "with that 400 time, you should be able to run (insert really good time) for the 800", but often that's extremely unrealistic because often the reason that somebody's 400 time is so good is that they're more of a sprinter.

I haven't competed in a long time but when I was in H.S. I ran 53.1 for the 400m and I think my best official time for 800 was 2:20, though in practice I think I ran 2:14 or something like that. Either way, it is much worse relative to my 400 and even with a lot of training I don't think I was going to improve it very drastically.

400 - 55-56

800 - 2:10

Yea but this year was my first year running track and during indoor I ran as a sprinter than moved up to a distance for outdoor. I would say my best distance is 400-600m so I still think there is some other factor affecting my running in the 800m