I have started track and field(modified)and am going to run the 800 and 1500. I am a cross country runner and find the track a bit boring. I enjoy it but i need tips for the 800 and 1500 meter and high jump and maybe triple jump? Please,any info will help!|||I have no tips for you on the high and triple jump; usually jumpers are not also distance runners, unless they are decathletes.
As a distance runner, I think pace will be the most important. In the 800, I would tell you to go out relaxed (but fast) the first lap and hammer the second lap. This led me to my best time. Everyone thinks they can sprint out in the 800 and hold it, but that is nearly impossible. Your times will be faster (and you'll have more fun chasing people and passing them) if you save a little energy for the second lap.
Again, for the 1500 (like anything that involves distance), pace is important. Too many people go out fast, die in the middle, and then try to sprint in if they have anything left. If you can avoid getting caught up in how fast everyone goes out in the first lap, you can make a move in the third lap when your opponents are tired and really demoralize them.
Try these pacing strategies in your earlier races, so you know which one you want to use for your regional/sectional/state races later on. Some people like Prefontaine made a habit of going out hard and just keeping that pace through sheer guts. Some people with exceptional closing speed will run just fast enough to keep up and then sprint in. I happened to be a fan of letting people go out hard early and then catching them when they're tired.
Above all, ask your coach for advice... that's what they get paid for!
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