I'm running the 800 at my conference meet this weekend to try to break 2. I don't really run the 8 too much, I'm more of a 2 miler but I wanted to get some speed in before our state meet. What do you think I can run with these pr's:
800: 2:00.7 (Completely solo)
Mile: 4:25.21 (Crowded race, had to run in lanes 2 and 3 a lot)
2 Mile: 9:25.50
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Need more than just your recent PRs if you think youre in for a
I'm running the 800 at my conference meet this weekend to try to break 2. I don't really run the 8 too much, I'm more of a 2 miler but I wanted to get some speed in before our state meet. What do you think I can run with these pr's:
800: 2:00.7 (Completely solo)
Mile: 4:25.21 (Crowded race, had to run in lanes 2 and 3 a lot)
2 Mile: 9:25.50
Go out in 58 and come back in 60 to get 1:58. There's your sub 2. I think you might have a chance but that'd be the best way for you to attempt it. Good luck
That’s also not at all an 800 specific workout. You asked for an 800 prediction.
I don’t get why people ask for predictions and it’s like trying to peel nails off trying to get basic information out of them.
well he's not an 800m runner so I'm not surprised he isn't doing 800m specific sessions. OP, I'd put you a bit under 2 just based on your mile PR
the workout he provided tells absolutely NOTHING about an 800, as you seem to know because all you did was provide rough a projection based off a PR - he didn't need to consult the letsrun braintrust for that one. In fact, he didn't even tell us the specifics of the workout itself. Mind numbing.
what kind of high schooler is doing aerobic 1k's to ostensibly peak in May/June and race 800s? makes no damn sense. anyone with a bit of knowledge would reasonably expect him to have done something even semi-related to 800 meters by this point even if he is a 3200m specialist. Not even some 400s at mile pace?????
well he's not an 800m runner so I'm not surprised he isn't doing 800m specific sessions. OP, I'd put you a bit under 2 just based on your mile PR
the workout he provided tells absolutely NOTHING about an 800, as you seem to know because all you did was provide rough a projection based off a PR - he didn't need to consult the letsrun braintrust for that one. In fact, he didn't even tell us the specifics of the workout itself. Mind numbing.
what kind of high schooler is doing aerobic 1k's to ostensibly peak in May/June and race 800s? makes no damn sense. anyone with a bit of knowledge would reasonably expect him to have done something even semi-related to 800 meters by this point even if he is a 3200m specialist. Not even some 400s at mile pace?????
what 2 mile specialist do you know in high school thats going out there and running a bunch of 200s & 300s @ 800 pace? doesn't happen all too often. this 800m race IS the speed work, they don't need a ton more in training now. and how would a workout detailing 400s @ mile pace offer any more info than his 1600 PR? between that and his solo 2:00 effort it seems pretty obvious that he's got fine speed but not great speed since he gets better the longer he goes so somewhere from 1:58 mid to 2:00 is the logical conclusion. these prediction threads are always a bit dumb cause theres no way to tell for sure what someone is going to run but if you don't like them, don't open them. All that being said, I think that knowing someones set of PRs is more helpful than knowing that OP went and ran a bunch of fast 200s which is something literally any idiot can do and has very little to do with race performance.