What are somethings I can do to train for winter track?

Question

I am 16 and a junior and high school 5'6 almost 5'7. I want to run track so effin bad so what are somethings I can do as a beginner? So i need to take it slowly.

Also do I look the track runner type I mean the size and all.

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Answer 1

You could just stay in shape by running cross country.  You will also gain more endurance and have better strength.  

Answer 2

I do highly recommend joining xc or any sport for that matter to help you get in shape.  Sometimes training by myself, I get lazy and slack.  

If you're near a track, run there but personally I don't like running on the track.  Too many circles, too much of the same scenery.  If you have a park, that'd be great to run or around your neighborhood too.

But let's say you're running at the track.  Do an easy paced lap or two (whatever you can take) as a warmup.  E

Don't burn yourself out in a warmup.  Do some stretches to loosen yourself up.  Grab your Ipod or MP3 or even a friend to run with you.  Run as much as you can.  Remember slow and steady wins the race.  Run that distance for a few days to get used to it.  Then add maybe 200m (half a track) or 400m to the distance you ran.  Don't give up.  

You can do some hills (it'll help but trust me, it's quite painful).  100m sprints with a short break in between. Fartleks: jog a bit, pick a point and sprint to it when you get there jog again and find another point to run to and etc.

Empty your mind.  Let it free.  Don't think about what you're doing, just do it.  Drink plenty of water but not too much within an hour of running.  Also eat healthy foods (you'll regret it when you're running if you don't), wait about 1-2 hours after you eat to run.  If you feel tightness in your muscles after your run, stretch them out.

Good luck!

Answer 3

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.