I want to be better!?
I am doing track for the first time. I made varsity, but I just don't feel like I run fast enough. I am a 14 year old freshman girl who is in a division 1 track team. I run the 200 and the 400 and I do long jump. However, I just want to be better. I am probably one of the worst ones on varisty! I try to do my best, but my best isn't very good...
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What do you want in a running log?
You are a freshman, so you can not be the best on your team, unless you are a phenom. You will get better as you grow and improve your conditioning, strength, and learn your events. Enjoy running and your friends on the team. Look at your pr's in your events and track your improvements. No one becomes the world's best over night. Even the world record holders started out at the bottom of their teams.Eat plenty of protiens and take vitamins for muscle, train a lot, and eat carbs for energy. Don't forget plenty of fluids!
What are some good High Jump Tips fo track?
K, as weird as it seems running more isn't going to make u better, it will just keep u at the same level ur at... so to get better there are tons of things u have to focus on... since most of ur races are rather quick, u want to focus more on good start, and enough strength to go strong for a lil while...not so much on building a tons of stamina for a long distance race... doing a shuttle excercise that u see football players doing to test there ability to get off to a good fast start... basically its sprinting 5-10 feet turn 90 degrees and repeat, do that either 3 -5 times... for a some more power in the begining of ur short races, do squats... like ur doing squats, but step forward with one foot till ur other legs knee hits the ground, then with a burst, push up as hard as u can...then repeat with ur other foot... of course the most important thing to stay fit for running daily is, good stretching, eating well, and if u need a boost in ur stamina do some swimming...also swim if ur feeling any regular pain or soreness in muscles or joints... its the best way to excersice cause it uses no force againts ur body, which ends up working all these lil muscles that cant be worked on in other excersises...keep ur calves strong, and work on ur breathing...Ok. breath heavily before the 400m you are going to need oxygen. In the 200 go at 98% for the first 100 m then 100% for the last 100m. In the 400 go 95% for the first 100, then ease back for the next 200, then all out for the last 100m. glucose drinks before and eat protein after. do a warm up starting at least 1 hr before your event, start with 10 mins slow jog. dynamic stretches only (no static stretches these ruin your performance) and then event specific drills. Dont do any training within 48 hrs of your event. Dont do any long distance training within 5 days of your event. The long jump: slow your run slightly, drop down one pace before takeoff and think long and high. train for strength and speed in season, and fitness in the off season.
You'll get better as you ran more and especially if you're practicing with a faster group. See the link below for some tips on getting faster. Hope this helps.
- Mike
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