Is there any way to tell if you'd be good at sprinting or long distance running?
Before i did track im like hmmm should i do sprintig or distance? And im soo glad i chose sprinting let me tell u long distance is h*ll.....u have to run SOOO muh but sprintings running fast with litle distance today i jut got first on the 100 m dash ....,if u wanna know what ud be good at try runnig for a long time non stop ..then try running fast for s short amount of time which ever one u think is better do that! My record for the one hundred is 14 seconds hope this helps TIPS EVERYONE WHO DID DISTANCE SWITCHED TO SPRINTING ON MY TEAM
For tennis training which exercise is better, sprinting short distances or running for a mile?
If you had to pick one, I’d advise sprinting short distances as opposed to running longer distances (and I say this as an avid runner). To be a good tennis player, it’s important to be able to react quickly, move explosively, and be agile: sprinting short distances develop these skills more than running for a mile, or longer distances.However, longer tennis matches also require an aerobic component; you need endurance to play at your best ability for hours on end. Honestly, just playing a lot of tennis will help with this, but running longer distances would also be an option to develop your endurance.
If being chased by a zombie, who has a better chance of surviving, a Jamaican sprinter or a Kenyan middle distance runner?
I'd put my money on the Kenyan middle distance runner. Racing distances of a mile or more certainly requires lots of endurance, but many people don't actually understand how much raw speed it takes to compete at a high level. These guys are freakin' fast - very close to the best sprinters.Let's take the current 800 meter world record holder David Rudisha. His 800 meter world record is 1.40:91, which is an amazing blend of speed and endurance. But his 400 meter personal record is 45.15, (about 11.25 seconds per 100 meters). In a dead 100 meter sprint, he could certainly run 10.5, which is less than a second slower than the fastest Jamaican 100 meter specialists (Usain Bolt regularly runs in the 9.6 range).Or take Olympic 5000 and 10000 meter gold medalist Mo Farah. Mo has run a marathon in 2:08:21 (4:54 per mile), and has a 10000 meter best of 26:46 (4:18 per mile). However his 1500 meter personal record is 3:28, and he could certainly run 100 meters in under 11 seconds. So, without more specifics on the zombies in question, we can game it out like this:If our zombie can run under 9.6 for 100 meters - it doesn't matter anyway - all of us are going to die. No one on the globe can outrun this undead speedster.If our zombie can run between 10 and 11 second pace for a 100 meters before dying out - you want to be a Jamaican sprinter. If you survive that first 100 meters, you at least have a shot at staying ahead of your dead friend.If our zombies have the endurance to keep up a fast pace for between 100 meter and several miles - you want to be Mo Farah. He can run at a sub-5 minute mile pace for hours, where our Jamaican sprinter may die after a few hundred meters.Zombies as commonly portrayed in movies and on TV usually are slow but seem to have infinite endurance, so I'd plan for that scenario.If you have any doubt, watch David Rudisha's 800 meter world record in London in 2012. Truly a work of art, and one that no one, dead or undead, will match for a very long time:
Why are the fastest black sprinters faster than the fastest white sprinters?
Hi,I am Jeremy Wariner and I am on the American Olympic team and have nearly broken the world record Michael Johnson achieved in the 90s.I consider myself quite fast. I retired earlier this year but to point out, I can run a lap in 43.93 seconds.Jeremy WarinerI will try my best to answer this question as a non—bias. I find this question offensive, because it basically says only black athletes are Olympic sprinters.Most sprinters who have won come from 3–5 countries, and that has always been the case since 1983. Looking back, no one outside of Kenya has won the 100 meter dash. Out of the entire continent of Africa.Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaiaca are who really dominate sprinting.This question should be worded as “Why are sprinters from the Caribbean so dominate in Olympic Sprinting?”Edit: This question is logically flawed because it contains the assumption all blacks are faster than whites. I used Jeremy Wariner as an example to prove that there are white sprinters. They may not excel in the 100 meter dash, but Jeremy is a 400 meter Olympic Gold Medalist. In Track & Field, I do feel its important to point out which nations are dominant in which events rather than bunching a group together. The 100 meter dash has only groupings of a few countries and most happened to be Afro-Caribbean.
How can you increase your speed for track?
If you want to get faster, you need to build leg power. The best way to achieve leg power is to do lunges, squats and fast sprints. Plyometrics are also useful because they help to make you quicker and more swift. High knees, butt kickers, power skips, cariocas (crossovers), side steps, one leged hops. Also: strides, do some everyday to help teach yourself good form. Do 100m strides at 80-85% but work on good arm and leg movement. Lunges and squats build up quad strength, glute strength and they recruit other muscles to assist them. Michael Johnson Was a huge advocate for these. To get faster for events like the 100m, you need to focus on raw speed. To get this kind of speed, you need to Run several 50m repeats at near full speed. If you run at high speeds, your body exerts more energy and force. As you're legs repair the muscles it used during the workouts, they will accomodate your high speed running by making your muscles slightly bigger and stronger with more speed output. 100m repeats are Necessary For helping to get the body used to being able to maintain top speed for a substantial amount of time. If you are running the 200m, you have do run longer repeats too but you didnt mention it so i wont go into too much depth about that. Here is a good workout i degined for my 100m sprinters: Warmup, stretch, do plyometrics, and 6 strides. Do 50 lunges (each leg counts as one, so its 25 on each leg) Next, do 5x50m at Full speed. Walk back to start point after each one. Next do 2 sets of 25 pushups (girls can do less IF needed or do girl pushups). After this, Run 5x100m at 95%. Jog 2 laps recovery. Then do this set. 50m, 100m, 100m, 50m. 50 lunges, 100m, 50m. Do the lunges slowly and you should feel like you got a good workout after you are done with this day. Here is another good sprinter workout. 6x200m, 4x100m 50 lunges, 25 pushups. 8x50m, jog 2 laps recovery. 50 lunges. 2x200, 3x100, 1x50, 2x100m. jog 2 laps recovery. This is a simple workout, but it covers all the necessary aspects of sprinting. They key is, to run hard. Running hard at high intensities will get your body used to running fast. If you never run fast, how is your body supposed to know you need it to go faster? You train your body to do what you need, whats what practice if for. Good luck. If you have any questions, ask.
How can I improve my 300 meter sprint time?
My Pr was 33 flat on an indoor track this year. i Prd by about a second. So i know how to help. Run several 100m repeats at close to full speed. This will build raw speed and help you get out faster and have a higher speed to maintain. Run 200m repeats at almost full speed. 2x4 rest 1 mins between repeats and jog 2 laps between sets. These will help lengthen your overall sprint stamina. Do 400m repeats for speed endurance. 300m will feel like nothing after a while, trust me. Run smooth (60%) for the first 200m then slowly build up to your 300m pace. Be flying by the last 100m. Do around 2x3 sets. Run and kicks- Run 200ms,. Jog the first 100m and sprint the last 100m. do about 10 of these with no rest in between on the same says you do short speed work. Upper body strength is a must here. You need a good arm swing and powerful arm drive. Do pushups and and lift weights if you can, to get stronger-not necessarily bigger arms. Hills- run up hills alot too. all kinds of them, long, short, steep, etc. Plyometrics- high knees, quick steps, power skips, and strides (100ms at 75-80% focusing on form) Plyometrics help with form and quick twitch muscles. As for every sprinter, michael johnson taught us all that if you want big time speed, you need to do squats and lunges for leg power. Mix these work outs up and get every kind of work out in per week.