[gdelia928]

gdelia928 on May 31, 2007 at 3:17 am #13099

This year i finally stop concentrating on the 400 because i was a much better jumper than runner and didn't feel that i had the speed or potential to be able to compete in it during college.  My pb's in the 200 300 and 400 were only 23.6 FAT and 39.7 HT 54.6 FAT, and i way regularly being killed in competitions during hte winter season at the Armory.  for the spring i concentrated only on the tj during practice, though i ran the 800(horribly) a couple of times when we were facing bad teams that i could beat easily.  to my surprise i anchored our conference meets 4×400 team and my split timed at 51.8 by my coach and 51.6 by the officials.  Should I stick with the just TJ in college (pb 44'9" 4" off states) or would i be competitive in college (DIII SUNY Cortland)

[aussie800m]

aussie800m on May 31, 2007 at 5:07 am #65054

your pb is 54.6 but u split 51.6 in a relay?.. thats awesome mate, means u just need some good competition around you cause u can obviously run quicker than your pb suggests. about sticking with it or not sorry i cant help you, im from Australia so i wouldn't know what the college standard is

[hscoach]

hscoach on May 31, 2007 at 9:22 pm #65055

those are very respectable performances (400 and tj). i would keep your options open and not rush your decision. you may continue to improve in one or both of those events. at the D3 level you might be able to help your team by tjing and running the 4×4? good luck and keep us informed of your progress.