Is 2:43 a good time for the 800 meter run ?

Question

I got 2:43 in the 800 meter run when I was in 8th grade, is that a bad time ? For a girl. I know some people get like 2:10 . So it sounds like a bad one. Everyone else on my relay race get 3:00 . I run the open 800 and got 2:43. on the relay i got 2:45

Answer 1

That is pretty fast for only an 8th grade girl, keep up the hard work.  You will get faster as you progress into high school, but for an eight grader you are not too shabby.

Answer 2

ya thats pretty good for being in 8th grade. i think my best time in 8th grade was like a 72-400 and a 2.52-800. so just continue to work hard and you should do cross country in high school and im sure that will def. help improve your time.

Answer 3

for an eight grade girl, that's pretty good.

i'm same age and that's about what i ran...  there are other girls in my school that can run it faster, so with training you could probably improve your time.

and also, there really aren't any girls aged about 13-14 running the 800m in 2:10

hershey track and field competition winners (major race, all of north america) range from 2:20-2:25

Answer 4

im like the same!

your 800 time is better. and i didnt run the 400 but try to get it down to like 1:03 .

Answer 5

That is a pretty good time for an 8th grade girl. If you trained hard you probably could get it down to 2:10.

Answer 6

You run like a gazelle.

Answer 7

I was in year 7 and ran it in 2.32

I was 11 turning 12.

But if your beating everyone than atleast your better than them.

Maybe you should try and get down to 2.36 cos then you are going really really well.

I'm guessing you know how to run one. But if you don't

heres how to!

Sprint the first 200m at about 80% then slow it back down to race pace, remember breathing and shoulders down. Then once your at the last 200m sprint with all you have left!

Good Luck, Hope I helped