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In the upcoming fall season I plan to do a lot of training to get fast for my spring season, hoping to get my 2k around 6:20. I've always been a fan of crossfit and have done some of their work outs when I needed a change from my lifting regime. But one thing that I can't reconcile is how to balance...

That's different than what they made me and the others do at the ID camp in Winter Park. They had us do 4 500m at a pace you can hold sub-2k and the last two go balls to the walls. Tons of fun.

2k - 6:38

500m - 1:26.1

Both at southern sprints

Well, some people have better long distance endurance than others for events like the 2k. Some strong guys can just pull out low splits and have the pain tolerance to cope with 6-7 mins of pain. I started out like that and since I've been training differently, I've noticed dramatic improvements in m...

I definitely agree with you on that. My last 6k was (oddly enough) recorded at the end of the last spring season around April so I don't really know where I am. My coach also suggests doing longer pieces. Do you have any specific work outs you would recommend to improve endurance? My goal is to brin...

I feel like I could've started my sprint a little earlier. Splits were as follows 1:39.0 1:39.6 1:40.2 1:40.4 I had a hard time around 800 but then after 500 to go I knew I was almost done. I had spaghetti legs afterwards. Fell off the erg and laid down for a bit. I did not get '2k throat' though. M...

Both. I've already built my endurance with steady state but I throw them in for maintenance now and then, mostly on the water though. 30-45 minute pieces at 75% pressure is good for SS Sprinting will decrease your 2k. 3 x 1k 4 x 2k 8 x 500m 1 min on 1 min off etc Look at the Pete Plan and the Wolver...

WOOHOO today I pulled a 6:39.1 using a combo between negative splitting and steady!

As for the actual 2k plan I did some research and I may do it in either one or two methods. 1) 2000 - 1200m @ 1:41, 1200-800 @ 1:40, 800-600 @ 1:39, 600-200 @ 138 and 200-0 at balls out sprint. I may even do these at one second lower ie starting at 1:40 depending on how my training goes. 2) Just do ...

Thanks a lot guys, this is good information

I'm looking to further improve my hamstring, hip, and achilles flexibility in order to get a better body angle in the boat. Currently I'm doing some conventional stretches for hamstrings in addition to squeezing a ball between my legs at my knees and going down to touch my toes and coming back up in...

Less is more. Right now I'm doing 3 days a week full body.

Currently my 2k is at 6:44. I'm 16 and a Junior in HS and want to get my 2k down below 6:30 and as near as 6:20 as possible before I graduate. I haven't tested again recently but I am positive that I'm stronger than before. I just wanted some people that have a 2k in the range that I'm shooting for ...

First 2k my freshman year was a 8:09. Second was a 7:45 (foot fell out the first time lol). Right now I just started my junior year but set a PR at the end of sophomore year at 6:44 for 2k. My 6k was just shy of being sub-22 mins.

I was doing sprint work today and at one point I pulled a 1:13.