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If you ran 1:57 as a Jr last year what times can you be able to run Sr year? is 1:54 to big of a drop?
With proper diet, weight lifting & training you should be able to drop down to 1:54 or better its possible.If you ran 1:57 as a Jr last year what times can you be able to run Sr year? is 1:54 to big of a drop?
I have never really been a distance person I am more of a speed guy but is it important for me to get miles or some distance work in this year?
In regards to running....you need one good hill workout a week (on a day that you arent lifting the legs), you need to do a workout to improve your lactate threshold and the rest of your week can be easier days with strides afterward.
I say no to the pr indoors. Indoors= who cares. Focus on outdoors.Now I'm focused on indoors, and should i be trying to pr during indoors or what? should I be running the mile indoors or more 400
Yes I do run on every 4x4 i have split only about a 49.7 last year, ran it most of the time, I will run it every week this year...I lift weights and do core about 3 times a week.. Now I'm focused on indoors, and should i be trying to pr during indoors or what? should I be running the mile indoors or more 400
The good news is that you have enough strength and speed to go sub 50 in the 400. That lets you know you have the ability to go 1:52 and you are doing something right with your training and I'm not sure I'd look to change too much. Talk to your coach and see if he/she has a plan. It might be your natural progression and getting bigger and stronger as a high school boy.
As usual, it seems everyone thinks it's all about your training, but what are you doing race strategy wise? It would be interesting to know how you run your races and what level of competition you run throughout the year/season. The difference between a 1:57 and a 1:54 could just be that one more year of maturity and/or tweaking how you race, your mental toughness or your training or a combination.
The question is not "how do I run a 1:54 when my PR has been a 1:57." The question should be, "How do I win all my 800m races?" What combination of training and racing and tactics and rest and nutrition...etc will it take? You might have trained properly to run a 1:54 last year and it might all be how you actually ran your race.
Are you a 4:30 1600m runner? Have you raced that race? I disagree with cc609 here a little. I never ran a 200m race in my life. I ran too many 200's in practice than I can count, but I ran the 1600 nearly every meet. The 1600 teaches you more about racing than a 200 and I would prefer my 800 runners to race more 1600's. You have to relax. You have to counter others moves. You have to run with other competitors all around you that are also countering your moves. A 200m race teaches you nothing. 0ne 200 does not give you speed or strength. 20 of them in practice will.
My two cents.
200 repeats do wonders.
200 repeats do wonders.
I still disagree. The 800 has a rhythm and the 200 does not. The ability to come through the first 400 fast is important, but the ability to come through relaxed and in good position to run a fast second lap is the key. Running a few all out 200m races doesn't help with that. That is where training comes in.
Absolutely! 200's in workouts are a staple of mid-distance training. Still not sure of the value of 200m races for 800m runners.
The 200m are great for training, but NOT in a race.