How can I prepare for the high school track team?
Question:So i want to be on the track team next year, and i have never really ran before.
I'm not worried about making the team, cuz i go to a proate skool and they have a no-cut policy, so everyone makes the team.
But what types or excercises/streches can i do to prepare?
More specifically:
-do i stretch before, after or both?
-do i drink lots of water before, after, or both?
- while training, how far should i be running, and should i take breaks while im running?
- any other helpful ideas?
PLEASE help me, i really want to do well on the team.
My mom said it wont be as hard as it would be for other people, since i have been swimming for a while and they are both cardiovascular excercises?
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Answers:
ya, drink some of water before and after and make sure u stretch before
go to the track to train, and run one forth of a mile, then walk a little thn run again. Do that for two miles
First of all drink plenty of water prior to running and eat also. do this an hour before your run. And drink water after you are done and you can drink small amounts when running.
You will want to dynamic stretches before you run. And both dynamic stretches and isometric stretches after you are finished. http://trickstutorials.com/index.php?pag... this site has everything you need to know about stretching and when to do it , how to do it.
You really should be more specific with what event you go far because endurance and sprinting have different excercises.
Endurance you switch off between jogging and walking for 2 miles when you start and up to 10 miles when you get advanced ( 3 months at least to get to 10 miles ).
Sprinting you should try High Intensity Interval Training. Start off with walking, then jogging, then run at full speed and continue this pattern. It's anaerobic and is harder to do.
There's differnt training stuff for other things like long jump but don't know what you're doing so can't be that helpful.
As for your mom saying the thing about swimming, she's pretty right about it keeping up your endurance but say good bye to your ankles and knees. They are going to hurt.
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Congrats on deciding to run track. Before you do any workout, do a warm up run for about five minutes at an easy pace. Then do some dynamic and light static stretching. Dynamic stretches include things like high knees, butt kicks, etc. Static stretching refers to stretches bending down and touching your toes where you are not moving anywhere. After your run do more static stretching holding each stretch for at least fifteen seconds.Generally the rule on water is you drink as much as you sweat out, but I personally like to go above that. Throughout the day before you run drink lots of water. You should be drinking a minimum of around 80-90 ounces of water a day. During your work out don't drink too much at once or you will get stomach cramps.
For just starting out I would do an easy run for around 30 minutes. As you progress you can pick up the pace and increase the time whenever you like. If you need a break at first go ahead and take one, but don't stop. Keep walking around so your muscle don't tighten up.
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