Masters Sprint Training

[John]

Guys, my first meet ( in my life ) will be next saturday, so, i´m nut sure if i should let my wife and my boy to watch this, i´m all nervous

BTW, any of you are taking creatine or already tried this stuff ?
How did worked ?

I'll be 43 when I compete for the first time ever later this year

Re creatine, I used it again for the first time in years a short while ago. I felt bloated and slow, others don't though.

Ncjay,
the first part of Tuesday doesn't look like SE to me. Personally I would just stick to shorter stuff that day then on the other day do a longer runs of 80-150m (total 400 - 600m) with full recovery between.

[mcrepsac]

I would just stick to shorter stuff that day then on the other day do a longer runs of 80-150m (total 400 - 600m) with full recovery between.

How long do you consider full recovery? I did 3x2x120m yesterday with 3min between reps and 6-7min between sets. My legs felt like bricks on my third set. I figure I didn't give myself enough rest.

Malik

[John]

How long do you consider full recovery? I did 3x2x120m yesterday with 3min between reps and 6-7min between sets. My legs felt like bricks on my third set. I figure I didn't give myself enough rest.

Malik

It is a personal thing to some extent but I have seen (and use) 1min per 10m as a guideline. For instance my workout tonight will be 5 x 100m with 10 mins recovery between.

[nycjay01]

I'll be 43 when I compete for the first time ever later this year

Re creatine, I used it again for the first time in years a short while ago. I felt bloated and slow, others don't though.

Ncjay,
the first part of Tuesday doesn't look like SE to me. Personally I would just stick to shorter stuff that day then on the other day do a longer runs of 80-150m (total 400 - 600m) with full recovery between.

Right its acceleration work + SE1

The tuesday session is (in this order)
4x30
2x30 blocks
1x250 (SE1)
1x200 (SE1)

For sat I might do:
3x30
4x40 blocks
2x3x70


I might throw something in on thursday...

[Nikoluski]

NYcjay,
this sounds about ok; not sure if you compete in 200 m, too, but try and progress those 70s to quality 100-120s (-150s perhaps, depending on what you've done in previous session). What you originally suggested about the repeated 60s is also good and helpful, but now you've got the 70s for that, I suppose...

Good luck!

Regarding recoveries and for the other posts, too, IMO, the longer, the better; progressively extend and leave room for quality, 2-3 of them should be great fun!

[mcrepsac]

Regarding recoveries and for the other posts, too, IMO, the longer, the better; progressively extend and leave room for quality, 2-3 of them should be great fun!

I have a tough time adjusting to longer recoveries with speed work. I feel like if not gasping for air, then I'm slacking off. I blame my old coach for all the high volume low recovery work we did in the past.

I just have to teach myself that longer recovery is your friend .

Thanks John and Nik!

[sprintman]

I put this in the wrong place ...sorry

[buzer]

I am a 51 year old who used to be able to run 1:55.7 800 at 17 years old.I have been trying to get fit the last year or so by a mixture of long runs and tempo track work I also work out in the gym doing core and light weights.I stopped running when I was 18 and thought it would be easy to get back into it,but it just aint happening.I can manage up to steady 8 mile jogs at about 8-8:30 mileing and on the track
I can knock out say 8x150 but it just feels forced and not relaxed and the recovery time after speed work is long.I would like to compete again but if I push it I feel I will pull somthing which I have done a few times.Any advice as I am determined to continue asI love the sport HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John]

Buzer,
what event do you want to compete in?

[buzer]

Thats a good question I was sort of waiting to see how I felt over different distances but I was leaning towards the sprints.But I do enjoy the long runs.