Training for spring track?

Question

i run the 400 mainly, sometimes the 200. my coach (whos also the xc coach) has been yelling at me cause i decided to run on my own and mix in working out at the gym, instead of doing xc. which one would benefit my running the most?

Answer 1

wow this is so wierd because i mainly run 400 and 200 and my coach is also the xc coach haha.

i think you would benefit from doing xc the most. my 9th grade year was the first year i did track and i was only decent. i hadnt ran a 400 that year, but my fastest 200 was about 24.2 seconds. the next fall i ran cross country and did nothing over the winter. my time dropped to a 22.92 my sophmore year. i still hadn't ran a 400. during the summer, after track had ended i decided to try a 400. i went out with my coach and he clocked me at 50.0.

i give soooo much credit to cross country. do it for sure

Answer 2

cross country for the 400 but the gym will do for 200 and if you really work hard both just depends on you

Answer 3

cross country would truly benefit more, however the gym is good too, which is what i do, i run and add in gym workouts. its better becuase u are working more muscles.