am starting winter training for 800m
planning on building up to 35 mpw. really want to do a time trial soon. after how many weeks of training should I do one? is 4 too early? also any tips for hs 800 training or racing? i am a 800/1600 who is better at the 800 current or is 2:22 and 5:29
Your performances are pretty much equal but I would say that your 800m is slightly better but only by a tiny fraction... and I mean tiny.
hs800girl wrote:
am starting winter training for 800m
planning on building up to 35 mpw. really want to do a time trial soon. after how many weeks of training should I do one? is 4 too early? also any tips for hs 800 training or racing? i am a 800/1600 who is better at the 800 current or is 2:22 and 5:29
What's your 400m speed? 1 TT per month is perfectly fine for base-phase, shows you where you are standing.
Your 800 is definitely better than your 1600. If your 400 is fast, you are probably lacking endurance and would benefit a lot from CV intervals, tempos and even more mileage.
MNG wrote:
Your performances are pretty much equal but I would say that your 800m is slightly better but only by a tiny fraction... and I mean tiny.
WHAT? She is running 71s/lap for the 800, that's crazy fast for a girl. But for 1600m, or 4 laps, she slows down to 82.3s/lap. The standard calculation is 400m time in s x 2.20 = 800m x 2.20 = 1600m. With highly developed stamina, which CV intervals, tempos and mileage would do for her, she could run 5:12.
I have only ran one 400 and it was a 1:02 with no blocks and a 27s first 200. in xc practice sometimes I run a 100 or 200 and I can usually go 14 for the 100 and 30 for the 200. and that is after a track workout or run for xc .
also if this helps. i do extremely low mileage. for xc this year , 20 mpw and for track last spring, 22 mpw