1000 meter run

Running 1000 meters is a discipline that belongs to the middle distance running program of athletics. This distance is rarely held at major official competitions. Mostly 1000 meter races are held at commercial competitions. The 1000 meter run is not included in the program. Olympic Games, World and European Championships. On a 400-meter circle, the distance takes place in 2.5 laps, the start is given from the beginning of the far turn. Indoors: 5 laps of 200 meters, start before the bend.

1500 meter run

Running 1500 meters is a discipline that belongs to the middle distance running track and field program. Requires endurance (including speed) and tactical thinking from athletes. Is Olympic discipline athletics for men since 1896, for women since 1972. Included in the men's track and field decathlon program.

Athletes in the 1500 meter race start with a high start and a general starting position. At the Olympic Games and World Championships it is held in 3 rounds, that is, preliminary heats, semi-finals and the final heat. In commercial competitions such as the Diamond League or the IAAF World Challenge, there is a single final race.

The 1500-meter distance is characterized by all the tactical techniques common to average athletics distances. To achieve world record-level results for men, an athlete must be able to complete a lap in less than 55 seconds and accelerate on the last lap. There are many cases in the history of athletics when athletes who competed at a distance of 1500 meters combined it with an 800-meter distance. It is less typical when stayers from longer distances perform at 1500 meters. A related distance to 1500 meters is the mile (1609 meters), popular in the UK and USA.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, this discipline has been particularly popular in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Beginning in the 1970s, athletes from Africa began to intervene in the dispute. The history of this discipline included a confrontation (1980s)

Since the 1960s, athletes from the USSR, East Germany, and Romania dominated the 1500 meters. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Lyudmila Bragina set an unsurpassed achievement, breaking the world record three times during the games. In the 1990s, a number of female athletes from China gained fame by breaking the world record and setting several outstanding results, bringing the world record to 3 minutes 50.46 seconds. However, experts tend to attribute these achievements to the consequences of doping.

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There are two most common tactics for running a 1.5K race: finishing fast and leading.

Leading

If you feel strong and know that among the athletes standing with you on the starting line, you are the one who has the best time at this distance, then it is better not to tempt fate and take the initiative into your own hands. Try to take the lead from the first meters and dictate your running pace to your opponents. Many weaker opponents will drop out within the first 500 meters, and the rest will begin to “fall away” later.

But the main thing here is not to “drive” yourself. Otherwise, even the good lead you created can be “eaten up” in the last hundred meters of the distance. If you know that your opponents have better results than you, then there is no point in forcing events, and the burden of leadership will not bring you anything good. You will simply “get enough” of the pace and fall into the back of the group.

Fast finish

On big competitions, such as the World Championships or even the Olympic Games, athletes most often do not show outstanding results in the one and a half kilometer race, counting on their phenomenal finish.

And indeed. At such large competitions it is rarely possible to identify a clear favorite of the tournament, so the easiest way for participants is not to run the entire distance at a fast pace, but at the last ones “turn on” the acceleration and find out which of them is the best finisher.

This can also be done at less prestigious competitions. If you know that you have a great finish, then your only task is to stay in the lead group for about 1100 meters, and then start accelerating. You can even fall behind the leaders a little, but at the same time you must know your capabilities and understand how much strength you have to make up the gap.

For those who do not have the finish line and cannot become a leader, it is best to simply run evenly the entire distance, accelerating in the last 400 meters. In this case, you will fight exclusively with yourself. Beginners do not need to rush forward from the very start; they need to “catch their pace” and go at it until the end, only speeding up at the end.

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Introduction

• 1 Rules
• 2 Tactics
• 3 History
• 4 World records
• 5 The most famous athletes at this distance
Notes

Introduction

1500 meter run a discipline related to the middle distance running track and field program. Requires endurance (including speed) and tactical thinking from athletes. It has been an Olympic track and field discipline for men since 1896 and for women since 1972. Included in the men's track and field decathlon program.

1. Rules

Athletes in the 1500m race start from a high start and a general starting position.

Usually at major competitions (World Championships, European Championships and Olympic Games), the 1500 meter race is held in three laps (less often two laps) according to the rules and depending on the number of participants.

2. Tactics

The 1500-meter distance is characterized by all the tactical techniques usual for average athletics distances. To achieve world record-level results for men, an athlete must be able to complete a lap in less than 55 seconds and accelerate on the last lap. There are many cases in the history of athletics when athletes competing at a distance of 1500 meters combined it with an 800 meter distance. It is less typical when stayers from longer distances perform at 1500 meters. A related distance to 1500 meters is the mile (1609 meters), popular in the UK and USA.

3. History

Since the beginning of the 20th century, this discipline has been especially popular in Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Beginning in the 1970s, athletes from Africa began to intervene in the dispute. The history of this discipline included a confrontation (1980s)

• Sebastian Coe and Stephen Ovett

Since the 1960s, athletes from the USSR, East Germany, and Romania dominated the 1500 meters. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Lyudmila Bragina set an unsurpassed achievement during the games, breaking the world record three times. In the 1990s, a number of athletes from China gained fame who broke the world record and set several outstanding results, bringing the world record to 3 minutes 50.46 seconds; however, experts tend to attribute these achievements to the consequences of doping.

4. World records

Record	Athlete	Country	Date	Place
Open stadiums
3:26.00	Hisham El Guerrouj	Morocco	July 14, 1998	Rome Italy
3:50.46	Ku Yanxia	China	September 11, 1993	Beijing China
Indoor arena
3:31.18	Hisham El Guerrouj	Morocco	February 2, 1997	Stuttgart Germany
3:57.7	Elena Soboleva	Russia	March 9, 2008	Valencia Spain

5. The most famous athletes at this distance

• Peter Snell (New Zealand)
• Steve Ovett (UK)
• Sebastian Coe (Great Britain)
• Hisham El Guerrouj (Morocco)

• Lyudmila Bragina (USSR)
• Tatyana Kazankina (USSR)
• Svetlana Masterkova (Russia)
• Gabriela Szabo (Romania)

Notes

1. Mile Training and 1500 Meter Training - www.runningplanet.com/training/mile-1500-meter-training.html (English)
2. Crash training: wang and qu - www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0408.htm (English)

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The training of a 1500m runner is closely related to the training of a stayer. The art of winning both mid- and long-distance races lies in the most efficient distribution of the runner's strength over the entire distance. For both the average athlete and the stayer, speed endurance plays a decisive role.

The difference in training for medium and long distances is primarily in the amount of work. Any stayer has more running mileage than the best average runner. Typically, a middle distance runner will perform intense workout in kilometers 25–30% less than a stayer. But middle-distance training requires the runner to have much greater absolute speed than distance running.

Absolute speed and speed endurance are of great importance for a middle- and long-distance runner. This is the key to achieving great results.

More than four years ago, I ran the 5000 m at the Rome stadium in 13 minutes 35 seconds. After establishing this world record, foreign experts athletics repeatedly turned to me with the question: “Is it possible to run faster and who will succeed?”

I invariably answered and repeat: you can run 5000 m faster than me by 20–25 seconds. Running 5000 m in 13 minutes 10 seconds will be possible for a runner who has approximately my speed endurance and runs 1500 m in 3 minutes 40 seconds or less.

This begs the question: why couldn’t I, having a 5000 m result of 13 minutes 35 seconds, run a one and a half kilometer distance faster than 3 minutes 50 seconds? This was the main flaw in my running. It was because of this that I was twice defeated by the English stayers in the 5000 m race. The first loss at London's White City Stadium in October 1954 was a bitter surprise for me. Shortly before going to London, I won the European Championship with a new world record. Inspired by his first major victory on international competitions, I intensified my training and felt that in London I could improve my world record. And suddenly, out of the blue, defeat.

True, 10 days later, returning home from London, in Prague I managed to take revenge and improve the Englishman’s time. But the fight with the English runners did not end there.

A year and a half later, in the summer of 1956, in Norway at the Bergen Stadium, Gordon Peary, like K. Chataway, sat “on my heels” until the last meters of the five-kilometer distance. And again, literally at the finish line, the victory was snatched from me.

In short, twice the fate of world records at 5000 m was decided in the last hundred meters, or rather, even in the last ten meters. The English runners managed to reach the finish line first only due to their better speed at a distance of 1500 m. I did not have the speed of the English stayers. My lack of speed training is explained primarily by the fact that I started running in mature age. If Piri already participated in cross-country races at the age of eleven, then I did my first one only at the age of twenty-three. running training. At the same time, all the years I focused on speed endurance. Therefore, it is no coincidence that I have less absolute speed than speed endurance.

If we compare the results of 1950 in the 800, 1500 and 5000 m races with the results of 1957, the picture will be as follows:

These results suggest that my absolute middle distance speed has not risen to that of the best European stayers.

The defeat in Bergen opened my eyes to many things. It forced me to reconsider training methods again and again, analyze the running of English stayers, and identify the characteristic features of Emil Zatopek's training and running. But I couldn't blindly copy the training or running tactics of any of these great runners. My path was different.

After the defeat in Bergen, there were five months left before the XVI Olympic Games. Naturally, it was impossible to increase one’s speed during this time, since this requires not months, but years. Then I made the decision to practice variable running tempos during training along the distance. Knowing the speed capabilities of my opponents at the Olympics, I set myself a goal - to ensure that at 5- and 10-kilometer distances, long before the finish line, I would “wear out” the strength of my opponents with “jerks” and not give them the opportunity to overtake me on the last straight. My plan was a success. So the defeat in Bergen gave me a good reference for sure victory in the future.

Nevertheless, I believe that it was precisely the low results at 800 and 1500 m that did not allow me to improve the world records at 5000 m to 13 minutes 20 seconds, and at 10,000 m to 28 minutes 10 seconds.

The correct methodological approach to training planning is extremely important for ensuring the growth and athletic longevity of a middle-distance runner.

A runner at 18–19 years old should not rush to the laurels of the national champion in the 1500 m race. At this age, it is more advisable to focus on developing the qualities of speed (absolute speed) and general physical training.

It is wise for a young runner to pursue high results patiently, without resorting to assault. At the same time, you need to stock up on patience not for months, but for at least three to four years, or even longer. It took me more than six years of intense, systematic, planned training to achieve the 5000m world record (13 minutes 35 seconds). Over the years, I have run about fifty-five thousand kilometers and of this mileage, 30-35% was covered at a speed higher than or equal to that required for competitions.

I had the opportunity to observe how the desire of some coaches and the runners themselves to speed up the training of masters of sports and achieve high results in a short time has a detrimental effect on runners.

It is unacceptable when athletes aged 18–20, having a second or even third sports category, perform training load, which only a master of sports with experience in international meetings can do. Such young runners, having barely become familiar with the “basics” of running, rush to perform a load equal in volume and intensity to the load of leading treadmill masters. Athletic growth these runners will not lead to the desired result, even if they have remarkable abilities and show great promise. And sadly, it is a fact that some of these runners lose all desire to run. This once again confirms that you need to move from smaller to larger loads gradually.

IN Soviet Army There is a reserve of middle-distance runners who could top the lists of the best in the country in the coming years. In my opinion, to do this they need to increase their absolute speed and speed endurance. A runner who has reached the first category needs to develop these qualities all year round. Only in this case will the 1500 m runner be able to break out of the limits of 3 minutes 40 seconds, and the 5000 m runner - from the limits of 13 minutes 40 seconds. Even in the final period, in no case should you completely exclude training for speed and speed endurance.

We need to build it like this training plan final period, so that the athlete after intense competition can rest well and especially strengthen nervous system. However, rest for an athlete does not mean that you can completely switch off from training or, as is often done, limit yourself to only light cross-country training. It is unacceptable for the speed and other qualities acquired over the past season to be completely lost. The new season needs to start with further development of skills and... qualities acquired in the past season.

How to support a middle distance runner sports uniform last season in the final period?

I believe that you can maintain high performance in the following way: in the final period, the total mileage should be reduced by 40–50%, and the number of training sessions should be reduced from 5–6 per week to 3–4. Morning physical exercise- warm-up - it is advisable to replace it with walks and light gymnastic exercises.

Due to the fact that the training of an average athlete is in many ways similar to the training of a stayer, I will tell you how I trained when I competed in the 1500 and 5000 m races.

Here is a weekly cycle of training in the final period for a middle-distance runner:

Monday. Training with a focus on developing speed: running in intervals from 50 to 200 m. The total volume of intense running is 2000–2500 m.

Tuesday. Rest.

Wednesday. Easy cross-country - one hour.

Thursday. Rest.

Friday. Training with a focus on developing speed endurance: running in intervals from 200 to 800 m. The total volume of intense running is 2500–3000 m.

Saturday. Rest.

Sunday. Sports games: basketball, handball, tennis, volleyball, etc.

On Monday and Friday, training is best done in the forest on a measured straight line.

After the final period and rest, the runner must again begin a large amount of work, both in terms of mileage and intensity. At the same time, it is advisable to prepare for the new season in two stages.

First stage (January, February) preparatory period should be used to gradually draw the body into large-volume work. In the second stage (March and April), the runner should pay special attention to the development of absolute speed and speed endurance, and by the end of April the volume of work (kilometers) and its intensity should reach a climax.

I will give a weekly training cycle at the end of the first stage of the preparatory period.

Daily morning workout lasting from 35 to 45 minutes. This includes running at accelerations from 50 to 100 m and gymnastic exercises for arms, torso and legs.

Tuesday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running with acceleration:

10 times 100 m every 100 m of quiet running; - 15 times 250 m every 100 m of quiet running;

10 times 100 liters every 100 m of quiet running;

Easy jog 15 min.

Wednesday. Cross-country at variable pace - 1 hour 25 minutes. Gymnastics: floor exercises - 10 min. Thursday. Rest. Friday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running with acceleration:

10 times 500 m every 200 m of slow running;

10 times 100 m every 100 m of slow running; - easy jogging 15 min.

Saturday. Cross-country at a uniform pace - 1 hour 20 minutes. Gymnastic exercises - 10 min. Sunday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running with acceleration:

10 times 100 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

20 times 250 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

10 times 100 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

Easy jog 10 min.

Segments of 100, 250 and 500 m are run throughout the week at the maximum speed for that time.

In March and April, the volume of training should be increased very slightly, but the speed should be brought closer to the absolute speed of the planned result. At the same time, overcome segments of 100 and 200 m with highest speed, and segments of 400, 600 and 800 m - at an average speed of the result planned for the season in the competitive period.

I present a weekly training cycle at the end of April. Tuesday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running with acceleration:

10 times 100 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

10 times 100 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

Easy jog 15 min.

(Speed ​​at 100 m - 13-14 sec, speed at 200 m - 26-28 sec.) Wednesday. Easy cross-country at variable pace - 1 hour 20 minutes. Gymnastics: floor exercise - 10 min. Thursday. Warm-up

30 min. Running with acceleration:

5 times 200 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

15 times 400 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

5 times - 200 m, alternating with a slow run of 10 m;

Easy jog 15 min. (Speed ​​at 200 m - 26–28 sec, speed at 400 m - 56–60 sec.) Friday. Rest. Saturday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running with acceleration:

10 times 100 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

20 times 200 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

10 times 100 m, alternating with a slow 100 m run;

Easy jog 15 min. (Speed ​​at 100 m - 13–14 sec., speed at 200 m - 26–28 sec.)

Sunday. Cross-country at a variable pace - 1 hour 20 minutes, of which 15 minutes are a light warm-up run, 45–50 minutes are a variable run, alternating with a light run for 30–60 seconds on segments from 200 to 1000 m.

Easy jog 15 min.

During the competitive period, the volume of training remains the same as at the end of the preparatory period, but work on speed is intensified. So, in all segments the speed increases according to the following calculation: the shorter the segment, the higher its speed in comparison with the average speed planned for running 1500 and 5000 m.

Segments of 1000 m or more must be run at a speed no less than the planned result, and repetitions of these sections should be increased to three-, four-, one and a half kilometer distances. Thus, you need to intensively run 6–8 km or more in one workout.

Here is a weekly training cycle for the competitive period. July

Tuesday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running: - 5 times 200 m every 100 m of quiet running;

15 times 400 m every 100 m of quiet running;

5 times 200 m every 100 m of quiet running. (Speed ​​at 200 m - 26–27 sec, speed at 400 m

58–60 sec.)

Wednesday. Easy cross-1 hour 10 min. Gymnastic floor exercises - 10 min.

Thursday. Warm-up - 30 min.

3 times 400 m every 100 m of quiet running; - 8 times 800 m every 400 m of quiet running;

3 times 400 m every 100 m of quiet running. Friday. Rest. Saturday. Warm-up - 30 min. Running:

10 times 100 m every 100 m of quiet running;

20 times 200 m every 100 m of quiet running;

10 times 100 m every 100 m of quiet running. (Speed ​​at 100 m - 12-13 sec., speed at 200 m - 26-28 sec.)

Sunday. Variable cross-country - 1 hour 20 minutes, of which 15 minutes of easy running - warm-up; 50–55 minutes of alternating running - segments from 600 m to 1200 m after 60–90 seconds of quiet running; 15 minutes of easy running.

Gymnastics (floor exercise) - 10 min. Monday. Rest.

I have always believed that training is a tireless search for ways to improve an athlete's skill. Therefore, for me, training was not a once and for all established dogma. It changed depending on how I felt, the weather, and analysis of the experience of past years. I varied both the volume and intensity of the workout. But the basic principle of all training remained unchanged.

As already indicated, the preparation of a 1500 m runner has much in common with the preparation of a stayer. A clear example of this is given by the world record holders and the best 5000 m runners in Europe, the Swede H. Hegg, the Hungarian S. Icharos, the Germans F. Janke, H. Gradocki, the Englishman G. Pirie, the Pole Z. Krzyszkowiak. All of them showed excellent times in the 1500 m run, and some of them were even world record holders at this distance. For comparison I will give them best results in the 1500 and 5000 m running.

* World record

The high results of European stayers in the 1500 m race indicate, first of all, a large amount of intensive work at a speed exceeding average speed at the main distance.

It was thanks to the increased absolute speed of foreign middle-distance runners that the world record in the 1500 m race was subject to big changes than records at any other distance. The first recorded world record of the Englishman H. Wilson - 3 minutes 59.8 seconds - was improved more than 20 times. The current record for running this distance is 3 minutes 3 5 seconds and belongs to the Australian runner Elliott. Elliott uses a lot of intense work in his training.

In the middle distances, the strongest runners did not say their last word. The one and a half kilometer distance could be completed better than Elliott completed it. Every army runner should strive for this, no matter how modest his results in the 1500 m race may be. Today he is a simple discharger, and tomorrow he is a world record holder; such a leap is entirely possible for a dedicated, properly trained runner.

Having observed the training of European middle-distance runners, I concluded that both in the preparatory and main periods, runners work hard and systematically to develop special endurance and to increase absolute speed. The volume of their training is four to five times greater than the main distance - 1500 m. In one training session, they conduct a total of 6–8 km of intense running, and in total they run 20–25 km per day.