If you never competitively ran the 800 like I did, then you don’t understand my love/hate relationship with that distance

runningtothefinish:

  • yes it’s short compared to the mile or 2 mile
  • BUT you’re caught in the middle between sprinting a pacing
  • Because a 400 you’re going as fast as you can pretty much
  • and a mile you can pace each lap to your desire
  • with an 800 you run the first lap really fast and then have to push through ANOTHER fast lap
  • this is why the 800 is hell

  1. vanillaandpeaches reblogged this from runningtothefinish and added:
    SO TRUE. 800 is hell, but i still love it! best distance there is. i think i love the pushing. the running faster and...
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    SRSLY
  9. back-tohealthy reblogged this from lesstalkmorerun and added:
    EXACTLY!!
  10. lesstalkmorerun reblogged this from runningismyboyfriend and added:
    ^^^Agreed, there are just those events that are awkward in betweeners, it’s very difficult to pace yourself
  11. b0rn-to-run reblogged this from spikes-and-singlets and added:
    omg so true ^
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    MY FAVORITE RACE ALL GUTS.
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    BLESS THIS POST.
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    amen !
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