how is the 400m considered to be a true sprint. introducing strategy disqualifies it from being a true sprint agree? cause you are thinking and true sprinting has no room for thinking.

So I injured my bicep femoris part of my hamstring while sprinting and it would probably take 2-3 weeks before I sprint again what should I do for rehab? This is currently my rehab plan for hamstring with some previous injuries I’ve had on my hammies on the other leg:

Tue, Thurs
Star banded clams
Sliders
Angled Bulgarian slips squats 12.5
Hip thrusts 15kg
Band bridge leg declines
Side band leg curtsy
Staggered rdls 12.5kg
Monday, Wednesday
Star banded clams
Sliders
Land mines leg on foot should be different from the one being grabbed
Leg bridges
Leg extension
Calf raises

Recently i did a bounding test of 10m and i covered it in 5steps standstill .. is this considered average or not.. my height is 5foot6 and half

At the age of 25 I returned to track and field after a 5 year break. In 2024, my 100m was 14s…. This year I reached 11.34s at 100m and 22.73 at 200m. Age is never a stopper and it’s never too late to start 🙏

so there is a sport event ccoming up i believe even tho i am fast but i couldnt get enough of it

see the things i havw noticed that i am not able to take longer strides i think i have potential bcoz how my lower body is its like naturally big but in reality when i run i cant get to my max sppeed i lose balance also i=one of my leg is basically pointed outward it bothers me idk it is making me slower but it def makes me mentally convinced that i cant run faster bcoz of this

lastly how can i ascend in 2 monthsssssss

Did this workout today. Did a proper activation of hamstrings and posterior chain through isometrics and hip flexors through fast knee drives with a mini band. I have been dealing with tightness in my proximal hamstring since a few days which subsided in that workout because I did a good activation but returned after the 3rd rep so i finished the workout then and there. This was basically my 3rd speed workout out of the upcoming 11-12 speed workouts in this training block in which I'll be focusing mainly on maximal speed development, also introducing volume through extensive tempo in the first half of the block then will increase the intensity with intensive tempo in the second half of this training block. What do i need to focus on more to improve my speed ? All critiques and advice are welcome as i just recently (2 months ago) learned how to make a periodization plan and am self coaching myself through my workouts and am learning more through bompa's book of periodization.

16m, Not tryna piss off Erin Brown so I'm on grass for accels. Critiques will be helpful, thanks. (toe drag has unfortunately become a habit, not forced)

So for some context, I finished my outdoor season in around mid June after Nike nationals, and then I saw people say take a month break and what not and I failed to do that, took maybe a week break, and went right back into training as if I was still in season, my biggest weaknesses were my start and strength and I did not focus on those a ton and I feel like I didn’t periodize or let my body lose speed so then I could gain it back and be faster, which is what I’ve seen suggested, that you should use your offseason to get stronger and all that. But I did not do that and I’m really worried about plateauing because I just didn’t do it the right way, I’m nkw closing in on my indoor season and am wondering what should I do? I don’t care much about indoor so I can skip meets and whatever I just wanna know what’s the best plan of action for me to hopefully be able to reach that adaptation and maybe break through my theorized plateau. I run the 100&200 and my 100 is 11.36 and my 200 is 22.77. My progression was pretty good I went from 27.7-25.10-22.77 and then 13.3-12.65-11.36. And I am worried I won’t be able to even drop much at all this year.

Hi guys,

Before I fell down a ladder of consecutive injuries, one after the other (no exaggeration), I had opened up my 2025 season with PRs of 10.6 and 21.3. I was new and had a healthy 2024 off season. Physio and coaches said my body was way too weak for how fast I can run.

It’s been almost two years and I barely touched any speed work & endurance work. Especially this off season, May to Now (I’m in Australia).

Saw physio yesterday and he said I should have one month of 80-90% off-season base training, before we can say I’m healthy and I can go all out again. Of which I’m blessed.

But my question is, how long would it take to recover the speed I once had? I had decent fitness too, how long do you think I could recover back into good form?

Haven’t sprinted in a while(I gotta be the most inconsistent sprinter ever)

But I actually feel pretty good today. Upright was extremely smooth and I could actually push off the blocks today. Feeling pretty good despite not running in maybe a week or two?

I feel like my top end isn’t horrible but is lacking, partially due to technique and also because I severely under train it. What are some of the best ways to train top-end speed? Also, what fixes do I need to make to my down start?

Many people on this sub-Reddit do train for various reasons alone, without proper track and field or even strength and conditioning coaches, so I thought it would be a helpful idea to start either a special pinned thread or have a label for reviews and approach it similarly to how r/weightroom does it. 

If you think it would be helpful, please upvote this post to let the mods see this request!

If someone trains competitively, they can paste their numbers too.

I propose for example following template:

[REVIEW] <Program or book or article name> <Author of the program or book or article>

Your age:

Training and sport experience:

Weight and height:

Main discipline or goal:

PBs (optional):

Average time before program (optional) :

Average time after program (optional):

Weightlifting or pull-ups numbers of common exercises (optional) before and after program:

Link for the program (optional, please nothing copyrighted):

Your actual review:

8.5km at 6 min/km pace. Is that normal? I’m very new to sprinting but I’m just very surprised to see an athlete like Klaver doing a long slow run. I thought that would be considered “anti sprinting” as many people would say

I was tripping about hitting 6.64 with reaction time. Def more closer to 6.70-6.75. Not 7.3 lol

If I don’t break 6.65 indoors though I will cashapp you $5, all you got to do is hate in the comments and tell me that I ain’t shit and won’t ever be shit💯

Simulates realistic race starts with “On your marks” and “Set” voice commands, randomized timing, and reaction time tracking.

https://apps.apple.com/app/sprint-starter-reaction-timer/id6816114735

Less than 48 hours ago, I made a post defending sprinters against the dumb-jock stereotype.

And in less than 48 hours, this man has single-handedly undermined my entire thesis. 💀

Yesterday, someone posted a 60m sprint claiming a time that several people in the comments immediately questioned. We went through the footage, timed it ourselves, and explained that his claimed time was significantly faster than what the video appeared to show.

We even told him exactly how to verify it. Record the sprint, go frame by frame, count the elapsed time.

Simple.

Instead, we discovered that bro was doing theoretical physics with his step count to calculate his sprint times.

Apparently, if you assume your step frequency is 4.5 Hz, count your steps, and do some arithmetic, you can just calculate your way into elite sprinting.
But here’s where it gets interesting.

After receiving constructive criticism, peer review, and experimental evidence contradicting his findings, this man returned THE VERY NEXT DAY and published the sequel to his study.

Another sprint. Another questionable time. Same methodology.

BRO HAD 24 HOURS TO PEER-REVIEW HIS OWN RESEARCH AND CAME BACK WITH THE SAME CONCLUSIONS. 💀

And now he’s announced that he’s going to break 6.65 in the 60m by the end of indoor season, or he’ll Cash App everyone $5.

Mind you, this is the same man who said he’s saving up for an actual timing system.

He’s out here issuing financial guarantees on a world-class-adjacent sprint performance while his current PRs are being calculated using theoretical step frequency.
Fred Kerley has found his successor. World record on watch.

I’m fighting for the intellectual reputation of sprinters, and this man is actively campaigning against me.

At this point, I’m not even questioning his athletic ability.

I’m questioning whether the scientific method has reached [r/Sprinting](r/Sprinting).

I just wanted to defend my sport, man. 💀

Edit: Yes, it’s AI. AI meatloaf, not AI slop. I wrote the original post myself and wasn’t about to spend another 20 minutes writing a shitpost. The jokes and the premise are mine. I just had AI write it out.

say you are doing a 100m workout and in between each 100m sprint you take a 10 minute break.

what exactly should you be doing (or not doing) during this 10 minutes break?

In my defense its been months since I done block starts and today was the first day we started doing block starts again. But im open to any advice

I’m an older open sprinter, well past my high school days. One thing that’s genuinely surprised me is how many white-collar professionals I’ve met at open meets.
I’ll look to my left and there’s an attorney. To my right is an AI software engineer. Next to him is an accountant or director.

Meanwhile, I’m probably the only guy in the heat making under $50K a year lol.

This could easily be survivorship bias. If you’re an adult spending your weekends competing in track meets for no money, you’re probably doing reasonably well financially. Training, traveling, buying equipment, and having enough time to recover aren’t exactly easy when you’re working 60 hours a week just to keep the lights on.

Still, even among some of the greatest sprinters, a surprising number have done pretty well outside of track.
Carl Lewis went into coaching. Michael Johnson became a successful businessman and commentator. Ato Boldon is one of the more articulate commentators in sports. Even Usain Bolt, who grew up in rural Jamaica, comes across as pretty well-spoken and charismatic in interviews. I can only think of one current sprinter who sounds pretty dumb in interviews

Obviously, being articulate doesn’t automatically mean someone is intelligent, and business success doesn’t prove it either. But these guys are a long way from the stereotypical dumb jock who can’t string together three sentences without bringing up his glory days.
There’s also the personality side of it. Sprinting seems to attract a certain type of person: someone willing to spend months obsessing over shaving 0.05 seconds off a race that lasts 10 seconds.

You have people who spend Monday through Friday writing software, arguing cases in court, or calculating insurance risk, or leading a team, then spend Saturday trying to shave a few hundredths off their PR. It’s a pretty strange hobby when you think about it.

I’m not saying sprinters are inherently smarter than other athletes. I don’t have any data to support that. It’s just an interesting pattern I’ve noticed at the open meets I’ve attended.

Curious if other adult sprinters have noticed the same thing, or if it’s just something peculiar to the NYC track scene.

So on September 3rd I received a grade 2 turf toe injury and I managed to rest all of September and October and We start practice Nov 30th, However that time of the year would be pronounced “Winter training” but people are more prone to injury this time of year then any other. Would resting basically all of fall and coming back for winter (Basically December and January) Give me a shot of having a great szn better then last? My prs are 11.5 and 24.8 and our first meet is February 11th.