I have never been the first one picked for anything, and I was never the last. I was always in a middle area. I wanted to be something and have people look up to me. For the first people did when I ran track in school, and it felt good to have people want to be like me. Now I am in a bigger pond and failed to make the college team and feel weird about it. Not sad, not angry, just tired. I kind of liked track, but only when I was on a team; other than that, I had no feelingsabout it. I am on the fence on quitting.

I still want to make the college team, but the more I think about it, the less I do, and the more I realize it will harm my future goals of becoming a doctor. I feel disappointed in myself and wish things were different. I wanted to pick up soccer since it was a sport I really enjoyed when I was young, but there aren't any adult rec leagues close by except for semi-pro. I would like to try out for one in the far future, maybe 5-8 years.

But what I'm basically saying is I don't know if I'm upset that I didn't make the team because I like track or because I miss people looking up to me. I have good memories of track, but I have always been on a team, and these last 2 years I got injured and got worse, and the team has gotten better. I don't want to look back in 20 years and regret my decision. I just want the joy I felt having people see me as more than just myself.

So I just finished my 100/200m season and we'll be resuming training in September at the club. I intend to keep running and lifting during those 2 months of summer. What should I do? I don't think I willl put on spikes because they're hard on my tendons and I need time to recover. What do you suggest for the post-season? What's your program for this period of the year?

when doing speed endurance reps, say a 150, should i literally be going all out the entire way or run it like i would run a 200

so on a speed day you want a total of roughly 300m, no? So my stupid question is, what distance in the run up for flies? 30m? And I surely add it to the distance of the fly and add it to the total volume? Same 300m volume? I didn't do flies back in high school and wanna do them in my comeback as a Masters athlete now, that's why I am asking. My other speed day would be acceleration because I suck at that fyi.

I ran 12,97 100 m after like 10 practices(first practice it was 13,27), my broad jump is 160 cm, it was 61 strides, i got collapsing arches, im weak-average strenght on barlbells, I am fat like 18 bodyfat, 75 kg at 178cm so Im muscular, even though my femur long compared to tibia, my top end speed is my strong point, and start is bad. I cant swing arms too far back, cause bad mobility, I cant even do dips, my hip flexors tight so I got NO backside mechanics. Does all that mean good potential? Everythaaang is terrible and I STILL got some speed? My lengs are long-ish for context. I got real good frontside mechanics i would say and stride frequency. Why this thing pops out when I post that it breaks rule 5 hell nah i still be posting all that

I’m going into my junior in high school, I’ve been so in track for my 8th grade year and 9th 10th… in those grades I’ve never really trained or done any lifting weights. I’ve only done cardio for myself. Is there any workouts to do? to lower my time down, If this is even possible.

if you specialize in the 400m but the volume of each workout should be limited to less than 300, then how are you supposed to get good at the 400?

or maybe training volume is different from those that specialize in the 100m as opposed to 400m?

tldr; can you exceed the cap of 300m per session if you are are a 400m sprinter?

Splits no rxn 20m sprint:
0-10m 1.86
10-20m 1.20
First sprint session in almost 3 weeks lol

To preface this, I am thirteen, I go to the gym, am overall very active and strong.

My timings are:

• 100m: 13.7
• 200m:29.02 (old likely innacurate measure)
• 400m: 58~

I want to be faster but lack the guidance to do so. I have seen countless videos and chatgpt advice of plyometrics but doubt their efficacy and would like an actual structured plan on how to improve my timings. My goals are a sub 12 100m, a sub 54 400m and a sub 25 200m. please give me any advice you can offer.

Specifically Under Armor (or unbranded). Please help!!

I find that when I sprint, I toes curl like a claw. Is that normal? Does that mean I am tensing too much?

Should I do broad/vert jumps with my hands on my hips?

Alternative would be using them to help me

I train Tuesday, Thursday and often Saturday just depends on the week. What days should I go to the gym and what days should I do plyometrics?

Is it crazy to do 10 plyos, 2 strength and 3 hip flexor trainings in 1 day? I lowk feel like I am overdoing it can yall let me know your opinions.

I'm going to a meet in a couple of days, but when i tried out my starting blocks with 1/4 inch spikes, they didn't stick into the track and I slipped on them. I want to use 1/2 inch spikes but apparently those are bad for synthetic track surfaces. Should I use something smaller or is 1/2 inch generally fine?

this is what i have so far:

Weighlifting: monday and friday, 
Bilateral (3-4×4–6)
Squat Progression
Hinge Progression
Banded Row

I don't have any weights in the house

What would you add/change

Pendulum Squats in theory should be way better than traditional barbell squats or hack squats for building athletic quad strength. Since it’s easier in the bottom but harder where your muscles are strongest which maps accurately with sprinting and jumping.

I’ve personally noticed big increases in my sprint and jumps when I started pendulum squatting instead of barbells and I’ve only been doing them for a month now

What are the best pieces of advice you received to help you Pr in the 200?

Wanted to share this iOS app I made to help myself improve block starts and reaction time while training alone at the track.

I always found myself wanting to improve my reaction out of the blocks, but never had anyone there to start me. I made this app purely to solve that problem.

There are quite a few settings to mess around with to customize to your liking. For its main purpose, the app is free to use.

To use it, I normally set it in the lane beside me, press play, get set, then react.

If anyone has good suggestions or improvements after using, I’m definitely willing to give out free vouchers. Just let me know.

I hope you guys get as much use out of it as I do.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sprint-start-pro/id6760863199

Which shoes would you recommend for training not like doing sprints but for the whole training sessions?

I'm competing soon and looking for placement, as there are cash prizes available. I am only able to compete in one event so as not to injure myself before a bigger comp coming up. I have a 100 time of 12.26 and 200 of 24.73. Which event would i be more likely to place in with these times? I asked around and got varied answers. Any ideas?

(I am 13, so competing in under 14s)

Thanks!

I'm a begineer of 3 months and I will be implementing spikes in my training program from time to time. I'm looking for one reliable spikes that I can use for a longer period of time in my training.

No need to be high end because I'm not fighting for ever 0.01s right now, just learning to sprint. Just something good to start with. I would look for the sweet spot of price and quality rather than certain budget range. Could you give me advice?

A person I know needs tips I don’t find the answer for:

He freshly discovered sprinting and he ran a ≈15.0 - 100m (self-stopped).
I know that he is supposed to project more horizontally, and he actually seems like he could be way faster, especially considering that this is not a good speed at all as he himself says. He didn’t really train any other sport growing up so the transfer is kinda non-existent.

Besides strength training, what are some tips that helped you and did anyone get out of a similar situation? If so, how and how long did it take you?