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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:50 pm    Post subject: Steeplechase Reply with quote

Anyone got any good tips on running the steeplechase? I don't really want to run it but my coach is making me... so i may as well try to run a good time.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aim for 30-40 seconds slower than your open 3k time (if you've run one), or fairly close to 3200/2-mile, and base the lap splits on that. Trying to run the steeple at regular 3k pace will hurt pretty bad...

Or is it a 2k steeple? If so, you could probably aim for open 3k pace.

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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its a regular 3k steeple. I also have to take into account the two mile im running around an hr mayb 2 hrs before the steeple.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In that case, I would run the steeple for fun/experience. Use the first time to set reasonable goals for the next one.

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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whoa, do you have steeplechase in high school? You should consider yourself lucky... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lucky? I consider myself abused. Steeple was fun...i guess. It was one of the hardest races i have ever run. But that may just be becasue i was pretty dead from the two mile. I pred at 11:02, took 21 seconds off my old pr. I finished 4th in my section Very Happy The steeple i ran in 11:54 finsihed 8th in my section, scoring again Very Happy All in all a very good day. Well i have just one more meet left this year and im running the mile, Going to try to break 5, my teammates think i have th ability to run a 4:55-4:50 mile so ill see how it goes.
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's pretty good, running your first steeple within ~50 seconds of your open 3k time, especially as part of a tough double.

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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks dan. Also wanted to mention that i got to run with the number one ranked high school steeplechase runner, Colin Seidl, so that was pretty cool.
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any relation to Uli Steidl?
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i dont think so, they spell their last names differently
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, good point, I missed that.

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