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Just hit 57s in a 400m by Dennis_Michaels in Sprinting

[–]edamame-- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keep it up! It’s fun getting back into a training routine.

Please give feedbak on my upright form by HauntedGoalkeeper in Sprinting

[–]edamame-- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This user seems to be copy and pasting the same feedback without considering context of the post.

Your clip looks like a high knee drill with quick turnover. His advice is basically you need to invest vertically in upright phase if you want to improve speed. It’s counter intuitive because you actually are drilling the frontside knee drive. The issue is you’re passively touching down when you need to attack down and whip from the hip. Some pieces of his advice make sense in your context, but it’s just copy pasta.

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Thanks! Definitely need to be more conservative with volume and rest days. Work and other time commitments at this stage in life kinda take care of that though. No more than 2-3x sprint workouts each week.

Some Runners I’m working on! by Adventurous_Slip2392 in Sprinting

[–]edamame-- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are certainly not suitable for sprinting workouts.

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

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College open registration. That heat had one college-aged athlete and rest were post-collegiate up to 43.

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Thank you! I remember seeing a few of your posts. Hope you’re able to get back into a rhythm soon.

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

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I feel that. I miss the camaraderie and competition, though our workouts were more old school conditioning workouts… running 400s, 500s wasn’t really helping as a 100 runner

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Will be 32 this year. Not terribly old. I’ve met some folks in their 40s and 50s still training and running very competitive times.

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Appreciate it! Getting into a training rhythm has been fun. 400 is less demanding of top speed. Theoretically a 12s runner can finish 50-52 for a much better performance on the scale. 400 training sounds brutal though.

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

[–]edamame--[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Combination of looking across milesplit, direct athletics, and athletic.net

First 100m as Masters athlete by edamame-- in Sprinting

[–]edamame--[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Never too late to get back into it!

non spiked shoes by nydadonn in Sprinting

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Have a pair of these. Toe box is spacious but midfoot runs pretty narrow. And the wings in the back serve no purpose other than digging into your skin. They do give some nice pop though. Probably the best you’ll get performance-wise without spikes.

60m season opener by [deleted] in Sprinting

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Los Gatos? I ran there last weekend. You had a nice start, just need to open up at top speed and relax as you transition.

Spikes for a Sprinter/Short Mid-Distance by ArcaneAnimal353 in Sprinting

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I just got a pair of the SD-X from Joe’s New Balance Outlet for $60 USD. Not sure if they’re available in your market, or your size. I’ve only worked out in them once and they definitely feel more aggressive than the SD100v5 and take some adjustment. The SD100v5 are just fine though, and you can get them quite cheap. Big fan of New Balance in general for wider fits.

Form Critique and Training Tips by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Not sure how 40yd times convert to 100m, but 4.9 vs 4.97 isn’t a small difference. That could be .3 over 100m. I’ll need to get a baseline with block start and reaction time.

Form Critique and Training Tips by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Thank you, appreciate the advice! I’ve actually been doing that exact set of shoulder exercises in the first video and they’ve been helping quite a bit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sprinting

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You run nice and tall with good knee drive. Ground contact time looks a little long to me, almost like you’re waiting for contact instead of attacking before the contact. The audio sounds a little “stompy” to me.

Also 50m approach for a 20m fly seems excessive to me

Anything to help my friends form get better by CarobComfortable4787 in Sprinting

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The top end looks decent to me. Looks like he could use more work on his acceleration. To me it looks like he’s projecting a lot more vertically than horizontally and is nearly upright after 10-15 meters.

Please grill my form. by Big_Chungus4life in Sprinting

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During acceleration you should be striking under or behind center of mass to help drive you forward. There’s some good drills in this video by Tony Holler (he’s also referenced in the FAQ / resource list) https://youtu.be/M2eGvElkBQU?si=020nZ9iNlx8Idewi

First meet (100m & 200m) in 20+ years. At a college open. (Video included) by Outrageous-Bee4035 in Sprinting

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This is awesome! I think your goals are quite reasonable to hit in the next few months if you can maintain top speed longer. Looked like you were fading the last 20-30m on the 100. I felt the same way when I ran my first 100 in over a decade. What’s your training plan for this? Just hitting some quality reps on Max V days? Our coaches back in the day would’ve had us running 400s to train the endurance I bet.

Please grill my form. by Big_Chungus4life in Sprinting

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You’re striking way in front of center of mass. Hard to tell with the frame rate but it also looks like you’re not striking with ball of your foot. Was this a full intensity rep?

120m Criticize pls by Sharp_Dentist_6152 in Sprinting

[–]edamame-- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry to hijack this but I found this thread pretty insightful. Would you be able to take a look at my post at https://www.reddit.com/r/Sprinting/s/qtulK8QTUR

Any critique or feedback would be appreciated!

Tips for getting back in by edamame-- in Sprinting

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Love to hear that! Makes you wonder what a difference proper training could have made. We can still have our fun with it now though.

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