FetchEveryone London 1 Mile Challenge - Round 2

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May 2008 3:57am, 15 May 2008 195 posts	My training is going well, although it's hard to tell how my altitude times translate to sea level. I know I'm faster down there, but I don't know by how much. I'm fairly confident that at sea level I can hit 409m in 1:14, 809m in 2:29, and 1209 in 3:44... But what happens after that is anybody's guess!
Geprig May 2008 4:57am, 15 May 2008 286 posts	Geprig At those speeds I think the next thing t happen is that you're feet will start smoking.
Blister May 2008 9:17am, 15 May 2008 4,354 posts	Blister I find it's usually the 3rd lap where I loose it, I can get through 800m in under 2:30 and usually pull out a sub 75 last lap but the 3rd is always the slowest.
Roobarb May 2008 9:31am, 15 May 2008 1,412 posts	Roobarb So do you think the best way to do it it set a target time which you are capable of, keep to that for the first 3 laps and then go for it in the 4th in the hope you can knock a few seconds off?
Blister May 2008 9:52am, 15 May 2008 4,358 posts	Blister Roobarb, pretty much it's just that I can never actually do that in a race/time trial because I KNOW I have another lap to go and that stops me from going almost flat out to keep within the time because I'm worried that I will blow up, a bit like I did on Sunday - except that was after 400m!
JEJ May 2008 2:35pm, 15 May 2008 729 posts	JEJ RwC - approx 11s? www1.ncaa.org
Roobarb May 2008 2:38pm, 15 May 2008 1,417 posts	Roobarb I'm ging to have a go at that Blister. I'll divide a time by 4 and then go for it in the last lap........ but as they say, the best laid plans!
abdou May 2008 3:15pm, 15 May 2008 1,093 posts	abdou Promising altitude adjustment there RWC - so you'll be going for sub-4.50?
May 2008 3:29pm, 15 May 2008 196 posts	LOL! I wish. For the town I live in it gives me an adjustment of 7 to 8 seconds. Which feels about right. But running a mile up here in 5:06 still doesn't count as a sub-five. Thanks for the link JEJ. I've been looking for that document for AGES!
May 2008 3:32pm, 15 May 2008 197 posts	Blister, I agree, the third lap is the bitch. Let's just start our race and pretend we are doing 1209 metres instead! I ran a 1209 time trial last year at altitude in 3:45. I KNOW I can do that again!