The off season?

Question

Track season has come to a close for me I beleive.

Yesterday was confrence. I could be going to sectionals I'm not sure. I was a little disappointed with my performace, considering I was hurt but still ran. I ran varsity as a sophomore so I still have 2 more years.

But next year I really wanna show up and prove to everyone I'm in it to win it.

So, I was wondering if their was any training schedules that I could do. And I was wodnering, if I did them. would i overtrain and get worse?

Next season will start around january, so again I would like some kind of training recomendations for my offseason

my events are 100, 200 and there respective relays (though indoor theres no 100 or 4x1)

10 points for best answer :]

Answer 1

i find it helpful when like, your running, and when you see people just like walking by, just like spit on them and stuff. call them fat.. verbal abuse, you know?

yeah, it makes me feel more confident about myself and then overall improves my speed by a lot.

if you really wanted to take my advise, i usually bring a metal bat with my while im running so i can smack people in the face instead of using verbal abuse. Using this method is more affective because it takes the least amount of time.

Answer 2

During off-season I find it best to try and do the following often:

~take a warm-up 20 minute jog.

~Stretch

~sprint the 100 meter, take a cool-down 2 minute jog, and repeat this about 5 times.

~Sprint the 200 meter, take a 5 minute cool-down jog, and repeat about 5 times.

~Run the 400, take a 7 minute cool-down jog, and repeat about 5 times.

Time yourself annually to see if you're improving. Run hills for a while if you have access to a hill. Work on your calfs, hams, quads, back muscles, and the muscles by your hips.

You can also hire a private trainer, but that costs a lot of money.

Answer 3

The main thing you need to do is get stronger during the off season. The fastest runners are those that have the most support force at ground contact so they don't collapse at the ankle, knee and hip. Support force means strong isometric strength so work up to heavy calf raises, leg press and hamstring curls. Also run short top speed sprints to keep your sprinting skills up. Also try altitude drops where you jump off a chair and land on balls of feet. Stick the landing so you don't collapse at the ankle and knee.