800 race strategies

[EPelle]

Re: 800 race strategies

I am going to throw a monkey wrench in this formula: I was a distance guy who had decent (49,6) 400m speed in high school, and average speed in college. I negative split both my high school and college person-best races, and was never able to successfully pull off a 4- , 5-second slower-than-400m PB first lap race. My 800m lifetime PR was run 59,6-51,5 (1.51,11) and felt like a 4x400m when I came back on the field the 2nd lap. I ran most of my 1,500m races faster on the 1st lap than I did my 800m person-best races.

[eldrick]

Re: 800 race strategies

>I am going to throw a monkey wrench in this formula: I was a distance guy who
>had decent (49,6) 400m speed in high school, and average speed in college. I
>negative split both my high school and college person-best races, and was never
>able to successfully pull off a 4- , 5-second slower-than-400m PB first lap
>race. My 800m lifetime PR was run 59,6-51,5 (1.51,11) and felt like a 4x400m
>when I came back on the field the 2nd lap. I ran most of my 1,500m races
>faster on the 1st lap than I did my 800m person-best races.

those are interesting splits

using an ideal 2s difference between splits, i get that you should have been capable of

55.4 / 53.4 for a 1'48.8 ultimately based on your data

[sunriseflash]

Re: 800 race strategies

call johnny gray @neo-tone.com hes a 1st class guy who would more than help u with training your 800 runners share training ideas.look up there web quincy watts&johnny have call him at office.

2.-call stanley redwine at kansas.he was another solid great 800 runner&1st class guy.it will also give you a chance to have an ncaa contact for your runners.redwine is always looking for diamonds in the rough.

tell him chief bluewhiskey says hi.

[EPelle]

Re: 800 race strategies

>those are interesting splits. using an ideal 2s difference between splits, i get that you should have been capable of 55.4 / 53.4 for a 1'48.8 ultimately based on your data.

That is encouraging to know. My 1,500m PR far exceeds my 800m PR on the points table, but I have never been able to get my 8 time under 1.51. I have been able to close slow-paced 1,500m races within 4-6 seconds of my 800m PR.

[Realist]

Re: 800 race strategies

<<those are interesting splits

using an ideal 2s difference between
>splits, i get that you should have been capable of

55.4 / 53.4 for a 1'48.8
>ultimately based on your data>>

That's because human beings don't fit into mathematical models too well. All this projection stuff is just voodoo bullshit.

[kevyguy]

Re: 800 race strategies

Did someone say "Go Pre"?

[go pre]

Re: 800 race strategies

>Did someone say "Go Pre"?

i believe so.

[olympian139]

Re: 800 race strategies

i didnt see go pre,but i did come across an awsome prefontaine-run.com website.after looking into it i find it almost unbelievable that nike/or anyone in oregon,or any of us never ever thought to trademark pres last shirt he wore only once and do a line of clothing off it.posters/hats/and have it all tied in with athletes rights.
well its saturday and i thought it was cool.

ok,all u 800 -track guys moja-tatu-tisa ,in swahili what does this mean&will an american be the 1st to break this last barriar frontier.