Virtual Races, Flash Racing, Time Trials

[Coyote Mas Loco]

Whatcha got?
With all the race cancellations over the next month or so, are you thinking of some alternatives?

Against reasonable judgment I'm going to do an 800 m virtual race today. It'll be age graded so I should be able to time trial an estimated mile pace and still get a decent age grade score.

And I'm thinking of aiming for a track 10000 m time trial at the end of April if these cancellations continue. And if I can't do 10K ill do 8K and call it good.

[diablita]

Not sure yet but those both sound interesting.  Report back on the 800m race please.  Can't imagine racing a 10k on the track though.  How do you handle pacing fro that? negative split or pick something out of the gate and hang on?

[Coyote Mas Loco]

The 800 more or less sucked but it was cathartic. We in the US/Europe are in unprecedented times in our lives.

2:46.2 (age grade 77.2%)
Here's strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/3187211904

10K on the track is actually not so terrible. Three ways to do it without going crazy: steady effort (but you might need a pacer for much of the way); progression, starting at threshold effort and working toward a fast finish; fartlek with surges and floats.
 
But that's why I mentioned an 8K. Do the 8K at 10K pace and it won't be so bad.

[diablita]

Got it.  Thanks. Once I set my mind on a 10k it's pretty tough for me to do less.  BUT that does sound like a good way to ease into it. 


I was supposed to race a 10K on April 4th. Thinking to just do that here.

[Arrojo]

Not sure how I would do a virtual 60 meter dash. And self timing is silly, difficult, and completely inaccurate.

[Coyote Mas Loco]

Not sure how I would do a virtual 60 meter dash. And self timing is silly, difficult, and completely inaccurate.

Do long distance races. Like 200 and 400.

[Arrojo]

Do long distance races. Like 200 and 400.