Hey guys, thanks for all the replies.
First I would like to state that while I do want to be competitive, I’m doing this have fun again and to get into shape. When I do compete in the winter, I will be to get familiarized with meet procedure, have fun, and to simply get used to being in the atmosphere.
eroszag: I don’t plan on competing until January, so my thought on including 400s/200s is that it will increase my work capacity so that when I do start focusing on the short sprints (and throwing - I need to buy a shot/discus), I will be able to recover better. I ask this with complete naivety - are 2-4 400s and 2-3 200s per work out a lot for someone like me?
speedster: I’m not trying to switch. I want to do both because I like both. I would like to specialize once outdoor season begins. I’m not trying to increase my mass (total body weight), I might have mis-worded that. I want to lose fat and put on any lean body mass I can. I won’t be running the 400s/200s for long. They are in here for this 4 week block with the aim at increasing work capacity and losing fat. The next block I plan on focusing on 200s and less, then continue to focus on shorter and shorter sprints in the subsequent blocks. Does this sounds reasonable?
syrus: I agree. Perhaps I have too much lifting and jumping in there because that’s what I’m used to. I’ll have to re-evaluate that.
Fogelson/Star: I agree, my BF% is high. That’s the reason I have the 400’s/200s in this block. I am making adjustments to my eating habits as well.
Fogelson: I plan on competing locally in open meets (already graduated college and I’m not up to going back right now just so I can compete, haha). Yes, competing in the 60/100 and the shot/discus (probably shot only) is what I had planned. Right now my goals are to simply have fun and get better.
Thanks for all the input. I will be doing some searching on here.