Never trained for mid distance before; I've just done 12-15 mpw of jogging and some practice sprints once a while the past 12 months or so and I currently am in 12.6-12.8 shape depending on what kind of day I have (maybe 12.5 if I ran on a newer well-maintained track). What would I be able to run an 800m in if I followed a training plan and got up to 30 mpw? Appreciate any replies!
Self-timed 100m trials are worthless and have little connection to 800 running. Run a 400 or 600 and see where you're at.
Speaker of hard truths (the real 1) wrote:
Self-timed 100m trials are worthless and have little connection to 800 running. Run a 400 or 600 and see where you're at.
I definitely don't disagree with you, but I was just curious in theory what kind of shape it correlates with for the 800 if I did specific training. That said, I am actually planning to do a 400m time trial in a week or two and while the result won't be anything special, I will post the result and hope to get some insight or advice from the much fitter and smarter posters I see here on the board. Thanks for the reply man :)
You could go 1:49.5 if you start three more threads on yourself.
I have only posted a thread with regards to running one other time and it was about how to retain what little speed I have while building my mileage. That being said however, how many threads for 1:39?
Speaker of hard truths (the real 1) wrote:
Self-timed 100m trials are worthless and have little connection to 800 running. Run a 400 or 600 and see where you're at.
This. A reasonable projected time might be 26 for the 200 and 56 for the 400m. Your 800m might be anywhere from 2:00 to 2:30.
Do a warm up, some 100m strides, and then do a 600m time trial. This will give you an idea of your current 800m fitness.
I want to be a mediocre 800m runner wrote:
Never trained for mid distance before; I've just done 12-15 mpw of jogging and some practice sprints once a while the past 12 months or so and I currently am in 12.6-12.8 shape depending on what kind of day I have (maybe 12.5 if I ran on a newer well-maintained track). What would I be able to run an 800m in if I followed a training plan and got up to 30 mpw? Appreciate any replies!
Maybe 2:15ish.
Are you the same guy who posted "how long will it take to become mediocre"?
fisky - thanks for the reply man, and also thanks for the reply on the other thread. I was committed to doing the 400m before, but maybe the 600m is more appropriate. Don't know which one to do, I feel the less taxing one (seeing as how I've lost fitness after three weeks off before starting the training plan) would be the 400, but I'm open to suggestions.
eight hundred: thanks for answering, that would eclipse anything I ever thought to be capable of by a considerable amount haha :)
shoe: are you talking about the how long to become mediocre - a training log thread? If so, no that wasn't me sir
Not true at all. World class 800 runners can often run 10sec or faster for a running start 100m Rudisha was certainly capable of 9.6 in his prime
Sure 500 or 600m would be very telling but that’s much like saying I can predict your 5000 from your 3000.