sprinting

  1. T

    what should ur hands be like when u r sprinting?

    should u sprint with ur hands and fingers open or ur hands closed but not clenched tightly
  2. M

    Will 3 days off from sprinting affect me at all?

    I am a hard sprinting and I have been training for Track since November. Track Season starts on Monday of next week. I usually take a weekend off for my rest. As we all know yesterday was President's Day, Which I accidently took off. Help! Will this slow me down? 2day I got back to training and...
  3. A

    Will sprinting down hills make me faster?

    I am not really sure about if it helps u get faster, it probably does, I am pretty sure it help u in making your stride longer.
  4. T

    What type of shoes are good for 100m-400m sprinting? How tough is

    running 100m,200m, and 400m at a meet? best is late 12's (very bad starts) Also, how do i run a 12.50 or less at tryouts. I have really worn out nike shoes, I have never used spikes or blocks. How can i stay more consistent and run more 12's and maybe 12.00 to break school record? It really...
  5. JordanC

    Sprinting or long-distance running for high school next year?

    I really don't know what to choose. I am in 8th grade now and cross country for high school starts in the summer. I need to choose if I want to be a sprinter or a long-distance cross country runner soon because I want to start training. From your experience, did you like cross country or track...
  6. E

    Why are African-Americans so fast at sprinting?

    I was at my JV track meet and I noticed that every single African-American had great times. My friend told me that African-Americans are born with an extra twitch muscle in their calves. Any truth to this? Or is them being fast the cause of something else? I'm not trying to be racist at all, I'm...
  7. K

    What are the best running and sprinting shoes for a 14 year old boy?

    I weigh a little more than 8 stones and am very slim and tall. My feet are normal and I have a normal pronation. I want shoes to sprint on grass, concrete and track. I am a fast runner for 100m, 200m and 400m. An average 100m time is roughly 12.69 seconds. I would prefer shoes that last long for...
  8. R

    What's the proper way to run Track? (sprinting)?

    I went to my first week of track and the 300 dash was a pain in the ***. I don't have much endurance. I've already been lectured four times on running form and theyve been saying that I run wrong. It's embarassing when they laugh at me. I run my own way and if I run a different way I'm not as...
  9. M

    How to increase sprinting speed?

    Plyometrics
  10. D

    5 key skills of sprinting?

    i've thought of 1. start 2. drive 3. technique 4. finish (dip) any idea of a 5th, please help Thanks, however that would be quite hard to analyse by video - i need to do this as part of my AS PE.
  11. J

    Weight training and sprinting?

    what do i need to be doing in the gym to sprint faster
  12. A

    Sprinting near the end of a race...?

    sprinting near the end of a race, a runner with a mass of 70 kg accelerates from a speed of 6 m/s to a speed of 7 m/s in 2 s. (a) What is the runner's average acceleration during this time? (b) To gain speed the runner produces a backward force on the ground, so that the ground pushes the...
  13. H

    Is there a website for sprinting information for track?

    like all the tips, etc. just a website to answer some questions (cause i'm doing the 100 meter sprint in track) i don't need training. just tips on form, technique, what to eat, etc
  14. H

    What exactly os sprinting?

    How do you do it? And what does it do?
  15. H

    Sprinting Vs. Bike riding?

    Which will give me bigger/muscular legs? And how long?
  16. H

    Sprinting Vs. Bike riding?

    Which will give me bigger/muscular legs? And how long?
  17. B

    Should I join athletics if I'm good at sprinting and I can jump really far?

    I've tried out for cross country but I have no stamina to do that but I'm really good at sprinting. Should I join athletics at my school?
  18. T

    School with good track and field and academic combo (sprinting)?

    I was lookin at stanford but idk. Im only 14 and i run 11.4 I want to run track professionally but my parents think i should just stick to school. So which school is good for both?
  19. S

    How do you increase sprinting speed?

    I play in the centre at rugby union and have average speed and want to get quiet a bit faster What can I do to get faster?
  20. J

    How can I get better at sprinting?

    In my school, I run a mile in 6:07, where I beat alot of the other girls. But in sprints I suck, alot of them beat me..And I have trouble beating some that are bigger than me.
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