Is there a more “typical” track training session for a middle distance runner than a set of repeated 200 meter efforts? The answer is probably no but there are many different varieties of this workout and depending on where the athletes are in their track macrocycle, and there are more appropriate times than others for…
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The 800 Meter Runner: Speed (Type 1)
The 800 meter run is considered the shortest endurance race in track and field. While it is twice the length of the 400 meter dash it retains some of the physiological and psychological characteristics of that event. Here we will consider the 800 meter runner. In profiling the 800 meters the importance of speed, speed…