Is running a 3200 in track hard?

Answer 1

if you do cross country, really the 3200 is pretty easy. However, the pace is obviously much more faster and you get more pressured to win the race compared to cross country since everyone is watching you. For me, the first 2 laps, i just try to stay with the pack and after I finish my first mile, I start picking up the pace. For me, I don't really like racing someone to the finish line, so I start speeding up while pacing myself to avoid that. The main key is to get your opponents toward the end, since most of them will be dead, and unable to really sprint the end. Also don't let your opponents get to far from you, even though your trying to save your energy, it will be very hard to catch them in the end, even if their slowing down. For the 3200 i don't really like wearing flats or spikes because the 2 mile is to long, and your feet will start hurting, so i stick with my normal shoes. The 3200 is really not that hard and long as you think. I actually prefer this event over the mile and 800 because you can catch up to your competition with enough time.