Im thinking of doing track and field in hs

Question

I'm new to track and field and it starts in january but i want to start training for the season now

I'm not sure what i want to do- i don't know much about field but i would really like to do track what do you suggest

and what should i do to get ready for the season

Answer 1

something very important to do in track and field is interval training which means to run for a specific amount of time and then rest for a while and do it again after for how ever many times. I'm a sprinter so what I do is I sprint 100m and then I jog or walk 100 and I usually do two laps of these. Another thing that can help your speed is to run up and down hill because it helps with your breathing and how you move your feet. Also make sure to eat enough carbs for maximum energy.

But just in general make sure to run enough, but not to your limit. (thats how injuries occur)

Answer 2

It depends what events you want to do: sprints, mid distance, or long distance. If you are doing hurdles, you could purchase one and start getting familiar with that. Train according to what you want to do.

Answer 3

Whether you want to be a sprinter or distance runner, it's best to start with distance workouts. It'll get you ready for either one. If you decide to be a sprinter, practice during the season will help you with muscle mass. If you become a distance runner, you'll already have a head start.

Answer 4

you've not given a lot of specifics as to what you want to run, but whatever the distance sprint or distance you should get out and go running consistently to get a foundation in running. it will only help to do sprints if you are looking to do distance, but make sure you get your endurance up before you start doing sprints.. and if you are undecided about running sprint races or distance races.. see how you compare as a sprinter to others on your team because sprinting is much harder to get faster at than distance so if you lack natural talent in sprinting i'd go for running distance because it doesn't require natural talent to get good at, though it helps.

Answer 5

Alright, if you go to school, after school, run your track at a jogging pace. Go twice around. If you don't, find a colt de sac, and run around it about 10 times. Or around your block twice. Keep your arms next to your side, your body loose. You should feel your face and arms bouncing in place a bit.

After about four to five days of that, add in one more lap, or five more times around the cold de sac.

After ten days, your muscles are built up a little bit more. Start doing four laps around your track, neiborhood, or park. Twenty laps around your cold de sac.

Then, you stop this prosses, and do it twice to four times a week. It keeps your leg muscles up.

Now, I do mine every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, with two laps around my track on Monday; Thursday I do three laps; Saturday I do four laps.

Then after you build that up, try doing it while sprinting. But only do one lap at full speed. Walk the next one, then jog, and if you want, repeat.

It really helps, and I'm doing the 100 and 200 meter dash in school.

Oh, drink LOTS of water! ^-^ Hope I helped.

** Don't worry about any diet c**p. Just exersize like I said, and drink around one bottle of water a day. Half a bottle works too.

*** Wow, you look really great for track! My best freind has a figure like you, and she runs the mile run in 6min, 11 sec at most.