800 question?

[anti-todd]

I'm new to track this year. Is 1 minute and 50 seconds fast for the 800?

Edited February 23, 2005 by anti-todd

[BHSfootball]

1:50 is scorching in the 800m. The TN state record is 1:51 something i believe.

Edited February 23, 2005 by BHSfootball

[TennesseeRunner.com]

1:50 is scorching in the 800m.  The TN state record is 1:51 something i believe.

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800 Meter Run

1:51.24 Jim Ailshie Dobyns Bennett 1981

[kenwoodrun]

We've got some guys 800m relay that can't break 1:50

[anti-todd]

Ok then watch out for Curtis Gibbs for BGA this year. He just figured out he could run this year and is amazing.

[runnerboy]

I doubt he will run 1:50. IMO Bumbi is the only guy in our state that has the potential and he is AMAZING.

[anti-todd]

Yea I checked with him, he was only kidding. He hit 2:03 a couple weeks ago.

[p9morbid]

1.51 a very competitive 800m time nationally at the high school level. Even at the college level 1.51 would definitely win many races. You're not going to find many distance runners that can hit 1.51. I'm not saying it's impossible, but typically when you get down that low it's 400m runners who have moved up in distance. A really really fast time for a distance runner in the 800m would be 1.54. I would say that would be the equivilent to 4.17 1600m.

[Olympian2012]

1.51 a very competitive 800m time nationally at the high school level.  Even at the college level 1.51 would definitely win many races.  You're not going to find many distance runners that can hit 1.51.  I'm not saying it's impossible, but typically when you get down that low it's 400m runners who have moved up in distance.  A really really fast time for a distance runner in the 800m would be 1.54.  I would say that would be the equivilent to 4.17 1600m.

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I would say it's more like a 4:25 1600m.

[CherokeeChief]

A 1:54 equates to a 4:13 mile or 4:11 1600 according to Jack Daniels.

[kenwoodrun]

A 1:54 equates to a 4:13 mile or 4:11 1600 according to Jack Daniels.

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And who is going to aruge with Jack Daniels????

I was thinking the 4:17 sounded right, but I'll buy that. Our last guy who ran a 4:25 also ran a 1:58. We've never had a 1:54 or a 4:11, that's for sure. That sounds about right when you think about Bumbi as well.

[CXCRunner]

I think you've got to take that 800m conversion to 1600 with a grain of salt. We've had plenty of sub 1:54 800m runners, e.i. Chuilli, who couldnt go 4:11. McGrath ran 1:48 but went 4:05. Then you've got Bumbi who ran 4:06 last year but only ran 1:54. It completely depends on the runner. Matt Hudson ran 1:55 last year and was like 4:37 for 1600 in a meet.