r/Sprinting

So in February I ran 49.82, 35.2, and 22.65 (I ran 11.27 later in the summer at some random meet). But I didn’t get much faster during the season do to coaching issues at my old program. So this season i transferred but I’ve been practicing with cross country since July 1st and we’re now in August and though ive gotten in far better shape. I haven’t any lifting, though I have done a lot of calisthenics and body weight training. I’m (5’7 165~ I thought this would be good to include), and now it’s about mid- kinda late August. And I just was looking for suggestions on if I’m making a terribly bad mistake and need to change course now, need variations and changes but not terrible, or that it’s fine.

are sleds and hills the exact same thing? people say do one or the other as if they are interchangeable..

I’m in a stuck position, I run the 110H and last year I ran a PR of 15.34 (Junior Year) this is about 4 and half months ago from now and I have improved significantly. I fell in love with the weightroom and even just recently got a hurdles coach. If I ran an FAT I’m positive my time would go down a decent bit. But that’s the problem there is no FAT in the fall so I feel like I’m just stuck waiting for the winter season which I’m positive I’ll run a very good time for the 55H. I know I’m gonna hit the marks that the recruiters want me to hit, but I feel like it’s gonna be too late when I do in the winter/spring. Any advice?

Some Metrics I have
\- 36in vert
\- 315 Squat
\- 6.6 60 (Hand)
\- 150 BW

Sharing a research opportunity for current NCAA and varsity high school athletes in the Dallas area.

We’re looking to hear from athletes who regularly incorporate speed training into their workouts and train in running shoes (not sport-specific cleats).

The research will be conducted in person in Dallas, Friday, August 21st at 3:30pm, lasts approximately 90 minutes, and selected participants will receive $225 for their time.

If you’re an athlete who may qualify or know someone who might, feel free to message me and I can share the study details.

I am thinking about starting to sprint regularly. The idea is to improve my physical health in general since I have heard sprinting can help with it. Also it's an activity I actually enjoy. I will do uphill sprinting. But I wanted to know wether sprinting can help with poor posture ?

I stay sitting for a long time and I have started to notice those rounded shoulder, forward head posture etc. I wanted to know wether sprinting alone can help with that.

I’m a HS sprinter but I’m not really good on spaced to train in the offseason. All the tracks are fully locked up, so i basically only have the gym and then what I have is a 70-80m long driveway but it’s concrete. I have some grass in my backyard but its small and really uneven, like pretty dangerous for sprinting. We dont have sidewalks or any good trails nearby and i dont wanna seem like an idiot doing sprints on the road because there’s cars and not really the safest area to be doing sprints. Anyone have some ideas?

Why do I only run fast when i am scared, its like I can't run the same speed when I just want to run?

Hey all, looking for some feedback on my offseason setup.

Background: I was a freshman last year and ran 13.72 and 13.9 in the 100m. I'm a rising sophomore now and my season starts in November. My goal is to get under 13 this year, ideally chipping away toward 12.7 down the line. I also want to build muscle and look good, so I'm trying to balance both.

My gym situation: I train at Planet Fitness, so no barbell squats or deadlifts. I've got the Smith machine, dumbbells, cables, and machines to work with.

Current setup:

• Sprint 2x/week: one acceleration day, one top-end speed day
• Lift 4x/week, I do an upper/lower split in a bodybuilding style(one of my goals is to gain muscle and look aesthetic, as I have a skinny-fat build, I do 2 sets to failure for my upper body lifts)
• Everything around 1-2 RIR for lower body
• Adding plyos (broad jumps, box jumps, bounding) done fresh before I lift
• Doing one heavy squat pattern in the 3-5 rep range for strength, plus higher-rep hypertrophy work for legs(leg extension, seated leg curl, sldl's...)
• Some incline treadmill walking (3mph, high incline) for staying lean

My questions:

1. Is this a reasonable offseason plan for someone at my level trying to break 13?
2. Since I'm stuck at Planet Fitness with no barbell, what would you prioritize for my heavy leg strength work? I've been debating Smith squats vs leg press.
3. How would you structure my accel and top-end days at this level? Distances, reps, rest?
4. Anything you'd cut or add?

Appreciate any advice. Thanks!

I run 12.2 (hand timed on artificial turf with soccer cleats and no blocks), im 25, and I want to run sub 11.

I’m willing to do anything. can someone help me Create a workout plan?

I have no good options but a quiet concrete sidewalk where i live🤷‍♂️ everything grass is either too messy to run in, would make me look crazy, and probably some privately owned farmland.

nearest track to me is fucked. never been repaired, the layers that would make it better than straight concrete are all gone, plus its nearly an hour commute anyway.

im trying to build up to be able to sprint on concrete 3x a week, but it's a loooong process