Can I run sub-5 in the 1600m?

I'm not optimistic, but the 800 at least shows that you have the minimum speed required. The 11:14 3200 indicates around a 5:15 mile, though knowing what your 800 is, I think you are currently capable of a 5:10.

Good luck anyway.

Probably not. I'd guess around 5:05. I don't think your 800 or 3200 shows sub-5 potential.

But w/ 5:05 potential, I feel as if at that point breaking 5 is just a mental hurdle, but maybe I'm wrong. I have another 2 weeks until my next meet, so I guess I'll find out then - anyways thx for the feedback

First race this year I ran a 5:18

Next race I ran a 2:18 800

Then a 5:01 mile the next race

You have enough speed but based on 3200 you need a little more endurance but anything can happen I dropped 17 seconds in 13 days and My legs weren’t rested

Ok, luckily for me I have an entire two weeks before my next meet, which is plenty of time to prepare and make sure my legs are rested before hand.

Ypu aren’t far off. I predict 5:15 at the moment. This is because you do not have the necessary speed in my opinion.

If you had the speed but poor endurance, you could go sub 5 within a couple of months just by building mileage and doing speed endurance workouts but because 800 and down speed takes longer to build (your main limiter) then I predict it will take you anywhere between 3 and 6 months to go sub 5. Some of this will depend on other factors such as diet and sleep but what you really want to be doing is spending some time running at faster paces and building speed and leg power. At least one pure speed session a week where you try and hit speeds of 17.5-18 mph (duration doesn’t matter as long as you HIT these speeds).

You really want to knock 5 seconds off that 800m time. This will take 2-3 months.

Then you want to spend some time building up the necessary endurance to handle your newly-built speed which would take another couple of months.

John A. wrote:

But w/ 5:05 potential, I feel as if at that point breaking 5 is just a mental hurdle, but maybe I'm wrong. I have another 2 weeks until my next meet, so I guess I'll find out then - anyways thx for the feedback

Hopefully I'm wrong. Good luck!

Well, hopefully it doesn't take me that long, as states is only a month and a half away. Appreciate the feedback nonetheless!

Appreciate it man!

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