How can i prepare for track and field?
i'm going into 8th grade, in 9th grade i want to do track and field, year round, how can i prepare for sprints, cross county, and just generally improve my running within the next year? (a rough sketch weekly schedule would be AMAZING)
FIRST TIME DOING TRACK AND FIELD?
I started track 2 weeks ago and for the first week I soooo sore pretty much everyday. What I did was roll out my muscles with a tennis ball. basically you get a ball and roll out that muscle that hurts. For example its your hamstrings you would put the ball under your hams and sit on it. Then roll around all over that area. I also put ice in a baggie and used a hairband to tie it around my muscles that were sore and left it there for like 10 mins. ALSO DRINK LOTS OF WATER. Before AND AFTER practice. It really will help with the cramps. The plyometrics we do basically consists of hopping up and down the bleachers which isn't too bad. Im not the best either but I don't want to quit! My coach always calls it a mind game. If you tell yourself you cant do it then you wont be able to. Tell yourself you can and push yourself so you can get better faster. And don't slack! The more slacking you do the longer it will take for you to get in shape and the more the workouts will seem hard. You should be getting used to it in a week or two. Don't quit! If I can do it so can you.
Am I good enough to play track & field?
Hello Jazzy: Hope you're having or had a great day! I was a very successful track coach, in the Los Angeles area for many years. I would love to have a runner like you on my track team!! You don't know me/You never seen me run--- Well you're right about that, but I have a nose for a good runner, that nose helped me become successful! When I read your question, I read as far as (try to improve my time everytime) that is as far as I had to go to know that--- I surely could have used her a few years ago on my track team!! If you asked some of the people that really know track and field--- What percentage of track Is Mental?? Some will go as low as 80% others will go as high as 90% me I'm somewhere in the middle 85%. Anyone reading your question, again they would have to know track and field, they would read your question and say MENTALLY SHE"S READY TO ROLL. So Jazzy roll with that 80% to 90% and go out for track! The 20% to 10% will catch up. Because mentally you're ready for track!! Best of Luck (hopefully) in the next coming up Track Season!! Peace
How does one break a 5 minute mile?
This is my first answer on Quora and I feel like I can answer this question.I have competed on my Cross Country and Track Team for 3 years now. Personal bests are: 200m-25.4, 300m-39.70, 400m-54.6, 800–2:13, Mile-5:15,If you want to run a 5 minute mile, you need to increase your mileage based on your training right now. If you are new to running you need to get base mileage in before you start any type of speed workouts.Once you get a solid foundation under your legs, you can start adding different workouts such as repeat 400s at race goal pace, or fast paced tempo runs.Implement tempo runs, long runs, speed work, and threshold runs and your mile time will significantly decrease. However the most important thing when it comes to running and breaking personal bests is consistency.When training for a specific event, you have to be consistent with your training. If you do every workout on every given day of your planned week you will see results.Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves..Good Luck !!
Run a 5 minute mile?How please help?
well, "wothbora" has a good one, but i suspect you might really want to accomplish the feat by actual running... so -- the guy who said "DO INTERVALS" is saying what i'll say -- 'cept i'll try to go into specifics. consider two types of intervals: A> "run the ladder". jog a lap around the track slow. stop. then run 100m (the football field length) as hard as you can. recover 30 sec, to 40 sec. then run 200m (1/2 way around the track) almost as fast as you can go. recover 1 min. run 400m (a lap) not quite top-speed, but say 7/8s speed. recover 1.5 minutes. then run 2 laps faster than you would for your 'normal' mile. recover 2 min. then "back down the ladder" --> a 400m (rest), 200m (rest), 100m (rest). repeat this sequence. B> "regular intervals". run a lap real slow, then when you hit the straightaway run 100m about as fast as you can go. at 100m (end of football field, for example) slow down to JOG the next 100m (let's say you're running the straights fast and the corners you're recovering) until the next straightway then real fast again, jog the corner. do this for one mile. NOW: (no, we're not anywhere done yet) the workouts i suggest. day one choose either interval A or B. next day run -- say 2 or 3 miles at a casual but slightly fast pace. no hurry though. next day do the interval you did not do before. following day do a long slow run. following day interval; next long and slow (take a day off about once a week or whatever your body "tells you.") you're real close to sub-6 now; and i don't believe it'll be two years (said somebody else) to run 5:45; heck, i've seen people go from 5:30 to 4:40 or better in one season!
College Cross Country/ Track and Field Question!?
It all depends on the college. There are plenty of D2 schools that could put a D1 school to shame. First you have to find a school that fits your times and ability. There are a lot of D1 schools that you could be in the top 5 on the team with a time of mid to low 17s in the 5k. However this is a list for most D1, D2 and D3 colleges. D1: 5k - Under 18 minutes. Preferably low 17s. If you run 15s or 16s you're almost guaranteed at most schools. 1 Mile - Under 5 minutes. If you can't run under 5 the you just aren't going to be able to compete at this level. Even the lower D1 schools have people that can run 4:20 and lower. 800m - Low 2 minutes (2:05 and lower) for a lot of schools. If you want to be competitive the under 2, usually 1:55 and under. D2: 5k - Same as D1 however a lot of the schools will have people that run in the 18 minute range. But if you can't run under 19 minutes you're out of luck. 1 Mile - Should still be able to run under 5 minutes, but you could probably get on some teams with low 5 minutes, you just need to get it as close as possible. 800m - Same as D1. The lower the distance the less difference in time there is. Very low 2 minutes (2:05 and lower) D3: 5k - About the same as D2. If you can run in the 18 minute range you can get on the team. A lot of these schools have 19 minute runners but they are still hard to find. 1 Mile - Low 5 minutes is still preferable but you could probably be on the team with times of - 5:10 to 5:15. 800m - Low 2 minutes would get you on a team easy, you could make it with times in the 2:10 to 2:15 range. Remember that in college cross country they also run 8k and 10k but I did not put these times because most high schoolers don't run these distances. If you can run these times you can get on a college team. Just look at the athlete page of some of the colleges you might be interested in and look at the other runner's times. If you can hang with them then you can make the team. Just work hard and stay motivated. A lot of times a good work ethic will mean more to a coach than what their time is. Do your research and it will raise your chances. And don't be afraid to email coaches, they can't find everyone, contact them and let them know you're interested and that you want to run. I hope I helped!