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Member Since:

Jun 01, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran for SUU on their Cross Country/Track and Field teams

2015 Alta Track Athlete of the Year

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and and build mileage

Sub 1:20 half marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running

Run the Boston Marathon at least once

Personal:

Married, we have one daughter so far. I ran for Alta high school and was trained by Rob Murphy, he is a great coach, one of the best there is. I also ran for Southern Utah University.

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Good fast track workout today. We ran a max effort 800m and 3x300 at 40-43 seconds. For the 800m I managed to PR by 2 seconds after a slow first lap, I wasn't sure what pace I was running the first 400m but it was too easy, I ran 64 and so I had to pick it up the 2nd lap, I ran a 62 second 2nd lap but I even kicked conservatively because I forgot if I usually kicked at the 300m or 200m of an 800m, I ran a 62 second 2nd lap for a 2:06 800m. I was feeling fine at the end though, I didn't go hard enough in the first 600m. But I had fun and it made me a lot more motivated for running in general to run a fun track race. I should've taken the first Lap in 59 or so and then tried to hang on to a 62-64 for the 2nd lap. But its ok, I had fun and I'm really confident that I can run sub 2:00 this spring, I'm also feeling confident on running that first lap pace for 4 laps this spring, I'm feeling really good about ability. This is definitely what I needed to keep it going hard the rest of the season. I think i might do my morning run at home tomorrow for extra sleep and also the warm shower makes my day a lot better than the cold ones at school. Thank you for having us do this workout Coach!

Comments
From MarkS on Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 21:56:57 from 118.9.246.81

Way to go Blake. Congrats on the PR. I like the way you did negative splits on the 800.

What is your best 400m time?

To be able to run a fast 800m, you also need to be able to run a fast 400m.

I would like to see you go 59 or 60 on the first lap and do 57 or 58 on the second.

What is the qualifying time for state? A million years ago when I ran high school track in Utah, the state qualifying time for the 880 yards (half mile) was 2:03, but I am sure it is a lot faster than that now.

From Blake Bennion on Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 07:10:46 from 204.14.22.58

Thanks! That would be really nice! It's 1:58 now, I usually run a positive split in the 800m, but maybe I should experiment more with doing negative ones. I think a sub 60 2nd lap is necessary either way. My best 400m is only a 55, I haven't run it much since freshman year, I think I could run 53-54. My freshman time was a 56 so im sure i could run it faster that 55.

From MarkS on Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 08:25:48 from 114.166.186.159

most runners don't run the 800 m with a negative split, but I always found that it worked best for me.

Anyway, it is worth a try to experiment with different tactics and see which fits best for you.

Here is one of my favorite races with a negative split.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHid-nC45k

You may try working on getting your 400m time down. It will help with not only the 800m but also your 1600m as well.

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