What are athletic track events?

What are athletic track events?

A women’s 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping. The name is derived from the Greek word “athlon” meaning “contest”.

What is a good 800m time for high school girl?

If you are a runner the time 4:00-3:45-3:30-3:15 for high school girls with an 800-meter to one mile warm down,and want to get professionally involved you need to strengthen your body.

What is the average 800m time for a 13 year old?

An average time should be around 1:50. For the 800, a 3:00 should make you the fastest girl in your grade, while a 2:45 should make you state level. An average time would be 5:00.

What is a good mile time for a freshman girl?

The Mile is still an event that requires a little bit to a ton of speed depending on the level of competition. If you can run a 5:00 minute 1600, you should be able to run a 2:15 800. You should also be able to run a 10:45 3200 with somewhat ease when you’re all out.

How can I increase my 800m speed?

Workouts that increase your anaerobic capacity in the 800m

1. 4-8x 45 second runs @ 80-85% effort with a recovery of 3-5′
2. 6-12x 200m @ 80% with a recovery of 3′
3. 80-100-120-100-80m @ 95-100% 6-8′ recovery.
4. 3-6x 120m @ 95-100% with 6-10′ recovery.
5. 150-300-150m @ 95-100% with 12-15′ recovery (SE-1)

How fast is a 2 minute 800m?

Breaking 2 minutes – What you need to know 1) you need to run at speeds FASTER than 60 sec/400m to break 2 minutes for 800m. So try 6 x 200m at 25-28 sec with a 200m walk. You should also incorporate even shorter runs of 60-100m and with a keen eye of a good coach!

What is a good 800m time for a 12 year old?

An average time should be around 1:50. For the 800, a 3:00 should make you the fastest girl in your grade, while a 2:45 should make you state level. An average time would be 5:00. Hope this helped.

What is a good 800m?

I’m 14 and am pretty sporty and training for an 800m race. Anything under 3:00 is good. If you want to win a HS dual track meets 2:15 to 2:20 might do it. Under 2:10 will win often.

Should 800m runners lift weights?

QUESTION #1: Should I do weights? Yes, especially if you are an 800m runner. But only lift if you have been shown the proper form for each exercise. If you have never done weights, please talk to me before starting a program.