Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

800m training

  • 04-08-2010 11:21pm
    #1
    RodSteel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭


    Does anyone here use hill training for 800m?
    Is it benefical or would I be better served just concentrating on speed work on the flat/track?


Comments

  • #2
    oldrunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭oldrunner


    You might find this video interesting. http://radicalrunning.blogspot.com/2010/06/pete-magill-hill-training.html


  • #3
    RodSteel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭RodSteel


    oldrunner wrote: »
    You might find this video interesting. http://radicalrunning.blogspot.com/2010/06/pete-magill-hill-training.html

    Good link oldrunner. I was doing 400m hill repeats for the past month so by that video I should be taking a break now from hills now. I noticed last night there was nothing in my legs for a tempo 10k, had to turn back after 2k.
    My goal is to break a 2min 800 next mid summer. Probably very ambitious but who knows..


  • #4
    oldrunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭oldrunner


    What is your current PB?

    Also, this has been peak season for 800m racing. I am a bit confused as to why you would be doing 400m hill repeats and 10k tempo runs. You should probably have been concentrating on race preparation and speed endurance work with an occasional session to maintain aerobic base.


  • #5
    RodSteel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭RodSteel


    oldrunner wrote: »
    What is your current PB?

    Also, this has been peak season for 800m racing. I am a bit confused as to why you would be doing 400m hill repeats and 10k tempo runs. You should probably have been concentrating on race preparation and speed endurance work with an occasional session to maintain aerobic base.

    I don't have a 800m pb, never raced it. My 400m is 60 secs. My objective is to prepare/train through the winter to race next year.
    The 400m hills(once a week) were for to build up power/speed mixed with intervals on the flat(once a week).
    The 10k runs I do are for my aerobic fitness plus I do a long run of 8-10 miles once a week.
    My plan is after xmas to focus more on speed endurance.


  • #6
    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    http://users.compaqnet.be/cn000760/training-800m.html

    hope this helps seems to look pretty decent in terms of giving good overview especially as you will need to keep in touch with your speed over the winter if targeting the 800m.

    Best of luck with it


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    shels4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭shels4ever


    Threads like this make me want to ditch the idea of doing any longer races. I really think next summer i'll try to get in shape for one last season of track... :)


  • #8
    oldrunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭oldrunner


    I remember deciding to give up cross country after hosing the mud off myself on the side of a national Novices' cross country course in Fairyhouse to concentrate on the track and 800m and 1500m racing. Best decision I ever made. (mind you, I have been sucked back into cross country running - I use the excuse that it's good base training for the summer).

    The thoroughbreds run the best races, leave the long distance races for the carthorses:)


  • #9
    RodSteel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭RodSteel


    The cross country has not really done me any favours either. I have been out injured for the latter part of last year and the first 4 months of this year with a knee problem due to the running downhill at speed in cross country.
    While cross country is great for the all round ability, it just left me more susceptable to injury whereas I seem to have little problems with track running.
    The track is where I'm more confident and suited and also more enjoyable as I like the gym work/strength training that goes with the sprint distances.


  • #10
    RodSteel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭RodSteel


    shels4ever wrote: »
    Threads like this make me want to ditch the idea of doing any longer races. I really think next summer i'll try to get in shape for one last season of track... :)

    Not a bad idea at all. I see an athletic paradigm shift coming into a/r/t :)


  • #11
    RodSteel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭RodSteel


    ecoli wrote: »
    http://users.compaqnet.be/cn000760/training-800m.html

    hope this helps seems to look pretty decent in terms of giving good overview especially as you will need to keep in touch with your speed over the winter if targeting the 800m.

    Best of luck with it

    Thanks ecoli, that link is a real eye opener as to the many components there are to racing that distance. Very informative.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement