My Sprinting Regimen
Today I finalized my sprinting regimen by locating a good location that offered a decent surface that was a good compromise between comfort and efficiency. It was also close to home and since it was a junior high school soccer pitch it was well maintained. The bonus was there were two orange cones left at the bleachers so I was able to determine a definite start/end point.
The field was grass but the tendancy hereabouts is to mow the grass more frequently along the soccer sidelines to facilitate chalking the lines. As a result I literally have a "lane" that is short(er) grass and a chalk line to follow.
After some stretching and pre sprint drills I ran several untimed 70 metre warmup sprints. The new track shoes feel much better on the short grass although I didn't notice any difference using the stainless steel spikes. Well until I did my first timed sprint anyway.......shattered my personal best @70 metres with a 10:73 time. Holy track shoes Batman! Thinking I mis-timed the effort I re- ran the sprint (but from a four point track stance) to record a 11:31 time. Still an improvement over my previous best time.
I then opted to finish my workout with a set of Tabata style sprints on the large soccer field. 20 second sprints/10 second recovery X 8 reps. After a little water I was still surprised my 70 metre sprint was so improved that I decided to give it one more attempt. From a standing start I set a second personal best time within an hour with a 10:65 clocking! Yeah baby! I guess the traction garnered from the spikes do make a huge difference. I should have run a barefoot sprint for comparison sake but neglected to consider it at the time.
The field was grass but the tendancy hereabouts is to mow the grass more frequently along the soccer sidelines to facilitate chalking the lines. As a result I literally have a "lane" that is short(er) grass and a chalk line to follow.
After some stretching and pre sprint drills I ran several untimed 70 metre warmup sprints. The new track shoes feel much better on the short grass although I didn't notice any difference using the stainless steel spikes. Well until I did my first timed sprint anyway.......shattered my personal best @70 metres with a 10:73 time. Holy track shoes Batman! Thinking I mis-timed the effort I re- ran the sprint (but from a four point track stance) to record a 11:31 time. Still an improvement over my previous best time.
I then opted to finish my workout with a set of Tabata style sprints on the large soccer field. 20 second sprints/10 second recovery X 8 reps. After a little water I was still surprised my 70 metre sprint was so improved that I decided to give it one more attempt. From a standing start I set a second personal best time within an hour with a 10:65 clocking! Yeah baby! I guess the traction garnered from the spikes do make a huge difference. I should have run a barefoot sprint for comparison sake but neglected to consider it at the time.
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