100
Was hoping things would go well. It was freezing cold though and I had no pants, just shorts. I had a crappy start and felt terrible throughout and started pushing too hard and lost my form and relaxation. Basically this race was a mess and my 100s have been very poor as of late, reminds me of last year, the time was 11.59, not good at all.
200
I probably ran the best curve of my life. I was sticking with and getting ready to pass one guy in the race but my straight was not very good. I again lost my form and relaxation and just pushed through. I still ran a good time at 22.89 which would be a PB if it weren’t for the wind (2.9), which is kinda weird cause the flags were just sagging on the poles but whatever, I’m feeling very good about the 200.
I got into the high performance meet today rather then the twilight and looks like I’ll be in another high performance meet on Friday in Sherbrooke so it’ll be a fun trip I hope. Still looking for the Junior Nat standard (22.7)
100m
At least things went better then last time. It looks like I’m getting closer to my old self but still have a ways to go. I had a much better opening 20 meters then I usually have. It was between 20 and 50 that I lost ground to the field and then was with them generally to the end. I was really pushing and not relaxing during those 20 to 50 and I really need to work on my technique in that part of the race. I ran 11.65 but no idea what the wind was, we checked a gauge half an hour before my race and it was -3.7 but the wind died off a bit. I’d say between -2 and -3.
200m
I was pretty tired for this and last time I felt like this I struggled to a 23.3 at east regionals. This time I had a slow corner yet again and was well back of the field. I caught up on the straight and ended up running a 22.98, again not sure the wind but it was for sure legal, the wind had died down more by this time and it was definately less then -1 and closer to 0. I’m thinking I can definately pull off a 22.6x when fresh and warmed up, just needa have a good race.
I have the opportunity to compete Wednesday. It’s my last shot to make Junior National standard in the 200. Basically I’m going to check and if the wind is good for the race then I’ll run it but if not I won’t bother and I’ll workout instead because I don’t want to overload on competing right before Legions, where I want to do well.
im trying to figure out how you guys progress so nicely, you when i talked to you for first time was running 11.99 this progression you made is impressive. I keep running 12.20-12.13-12.35-12.4-12.2 etc never breaking 11 and im getting in good shape and only 20 years old. Now i know how impressive it is now to run 11 i suppose.
Well I took a giant leep backwards a week ago but hopefully I can get back down to my 11.1 ability. You know I say the same thing about people I run against that get better faster then me too. I guess it’s a combination of good coaching, dedication and genetics but the most important thing I would think is to stay healthy. Before I was hurt I was progressing decently and running times close to fast guys but after I’ve been hurt those guys have all gotten better and now in the summer they’re able to beat me regularly.
So basically my biggest goal for next year is to stay healthy because I know with that I will improve.
From what I gather you were hurt so my advice to you is train hard but train smart. Stay healthy and don’t take chances (ie. try and run or train through an injury), don’t be a hero. If you read back to my only 100 of the winter I tried to run through an injury and it messed up my hamstring to the point where finally now it’s actually starting to feel normal. Good luck and you’ll be running 11s soon enough.
200m
This was my last chance to run the Junior National Standard of 22.7 in the 200. Only problem was we had a solid headwind. One that made it impossible for me to do it. I had a solid corner, nothing too fast, in fact I should still be running a faster curve because I still have plenty left in the tank at the end. Once I hit the straight I was well back of the top 2 guys and significantly back of the 3rd guy. I gained a little ground on the 3rd guy who’s ran 10.8 before so I was proud of that. The time was 23.30 with a -2.1 wind and a negative wind on the curve too.
100m heats
I knew I would not win this race. I in lane 1 beside the fastest runner there and there was another sub 11 in the heat. I was just planning on running a solid time and making it to the finals. Only one of those happened. My time was terrible yet again. I was blown out at the start and just didn’t feel fast the whole race. I had an 11.63 with 0 wind and ended qualifying a distant last to the finals.
100m finals
I was ready to go in the finals and really pissed about my last time. Turns out, maybe I just run a terrible first race. I had a solid start and to 80 was almost side by side a very fast guy (sub 11, sub 22 this year). He took me in the last 20 cause he has the better speed endurance then me. Anyways I ended up 7th in the finals, but 2nd to 7th were pretty close, only 2 tenths apart. My time was 11.36 and the wind read +2.4 which sucks for me because I had lane 8 and the stands were built almost directly beside my lane and because of the direction of the wind the wind was blocked out for about the last 70 meters of the race and the times of other fast guys in the race would support this also. I’m basically treating this as a legal race and I’m feeling very good about it.
200m heats
I had by far the fastest heat of them all (4 sub 23s). I didn’t have a great corner. I was in lane 7 and was getting caught by lane 6 about 60 in (he has run sub 11 before though). I was in 4th coming off the curve and I did almost catch 3rd surprisingly cause he is also a sub 11 guy. I ended up running 22.81 which would be a new PB if it weren’t for an illegal wind. Only thing was the wind was against us on the curve more then it was with us on the straight but I guess you can’t really do anything about that. I know how fast I can run and that’s all that matters.
200m finals
I qualified 7th for the finals but was stuck in lane 1 which pissed me off because basically any shot I had of a late junior nats time was screwed cause of the lane draw. I was great out of the blocks but about 50 in I realized the day was too long and hot and I just didn’t have enough in me to match my last 200. The straight was a lot slower then my heat and I ended up running a 22.96 to come 7th in the finals.
All-in-all it was a fun day. I’m pleased with my 100 final and 200 heat and to be honest I was real surprised I managed to break 23 out of lane 1. I’m competing a lot the next 2 weeks where next week I have Junior Nationals for the 100 and the OTFAs the weekend after. I will compete Wednesday as well this week but I don’t think I will next week to be fresh for OTFAs. It’s not like I have expectations to do well at Junior Nationals. I’ll be running for time and pride.
Your 200 times are consistent man, good work. 22.81 from an inside lane is great.
Only thing I am seeing on a negative aspect is the attitude coming into races; I mean your first sentence was “I knew I would not win this race”… Now how are you going to run a good race going in thinking you have already lost?? I’m not knocking on you, don’t get me wrong man, but you gotta be confident in your abilities (it’s all there) and run your race without worrying about the others around you…
Best of luck in your upcoming races and hope to see some more solid times comin from ya.
Well not every race is gonna be perfect and there are circumstances leading to it. Lane 1 is the lane people want the least and I would be much happier with lane 8. It could also be Max Velocity issue, since in that first race I got beat mostly from 20-50 which has become usual.
Ya, well that first race didn’t go well and maybe that was the reason in thinking I was out already. I’m making an effort to run my own races but I can’t help but be aware of the people beside me. It’s hard to keep your confidence in some races and seeing as in a week I’ll be again in a situation against some other very fast guys. If you have any recommendations for a mindset going into that kinda race it’d be great to hear.
I know one thing that helps is to not look at the times of your competitors prior to your race. I know, I used to always want to know what my competition was going to be like prior to race, how fast they are, PR’s, etc… But that might just make you start thinking too much. I know some of my best races were when I didn’t know the times of others around me and just ran my own race.
You need to have a swagger to you when you are out there. You don’t need to be a cocky, arrogant prick, but be confident in yourself and know that all the hard work you’ve put in will show. It’s not a matter of if, it’s all a matter of when. Sometimes competition makes people tense up and start over analyzing things (paralysis by analysis). If you just have fun and stay relaxed, I think you’re going to be much better off.
Keep on doing what you’re doing with the progression in your times. Best of luck!
i jumped better at national and international competitions because i had no idea what other people were ranked or what.
jumping is even more mental than sprinting because u get to see your competitors results posted on a screen/yelled out as u go through the meet, befor u even jump. i choose not to pay attention until the finals when i need to win.
i agree with WRC5, u need more swagger.
ull do good at nationals because u wont know any of those cats. stay off the computer till then and get on the track training ur max v…
K, I’ll give it a shot. I actually tried the not check out your competition thing before but right after we checked in this one kid runs up to me and says you won’t believe who’s in our race and he names off all the good people and I was just like :rolleyes:
Anyways I’m definately going to try and run with more confidence. Which I haven’t built up in the 100 since East Regionals but I don’t think I’m done for the year yet. OTFAs is when I’ll be at my best all year and that’s where I know I’ll be able to make some noise.
I agree with WR et.al, and I’ll tell you the same thing I tell the kids I coach.
Thinking in terms of wins and losses means you’re thinking about things you can’t control, which is a waste of energy. If T Halstead drops a 10.5, there’s nothing you can do to stop that. If J. Warner runs a 10.2, there’s nothing Tyrone can do to stop that… unless y’all are telekinetic…
And even if you are, that mental energy is best spent concentrating on your own race. You can’t control the wind, but neither can your competitors, so don’t sweat it. All you can control is what happens in your lane. Run your best race and let the results take care of themselves…and see if your times dont start coming down too. I bet they will…
I’ll work on just focussing on me. That’s been a problem I’ve had for awhile when I’d pop up right out of the blocks because people would get out faster.
100m
Well I was going in with confidence. Sure I was gonna run better then I have been. I guess the people who made the heats wanted to test me, because I was beside Halstead again My plan was to try and ignore everyone at least for the first portion of the race. According to my coach I was dead last out of the blocks. My block clearance technique was better then usual because I didn’t just pop up out of the blocks I got a good maybe even 15 meters staying low. By the time I was up most of the field was gone. I held my speed into the end and I knew when the race was over this was no 11.6 run but it definately wasn’t gonna be near my PB either. Guess I was right. It was 11.46 into a -0.7 headwind which is not good but it’s a step in the right direction.
4x100 relay
I was on our club’s B team and was 1st alternate for the A team. I guess nothing to be ashamed of, our A team won it comfortably. We were well back when I got the baton. I was the 3rd runner and our A team was at least a second up on us when I got it and they were inside us on the curve :rolleyes: I wasn’t really focused on running all that much. I just wanted clean exchanges. The first one went well and I was just blank on the corner, I don’t remember anything about it anyways I handed the baton off to the anchor just inside the zone. It was probably bad for our relay because I was the fastest runner on the team and ended up running the least distance but I could have cared less about running the relay anyways.
Now that Junior Nationals is over I’m gonna rest this week and be ready for OTFAs next weekend. I know one of the guys from my club will not be going which is great for me because he’s the 2nd fastest 200 runner our age in the country and was the fastest this weekend. My goal is to make the A finals in both the 100 and 200 and I hope to PB in both events. I think I’ll at least be in 11.3 shape for my first 100 run the way I ran at Nats and I know I can get to 22.5 with a good race.
These are basically the Club Provincial Championships so it was a good experience. Way moreso then last year. I was disapointed block clearance though. It’s a weak point for me and it showed.
100m heats
My quickest block clearance of all my races was in this race. I was the top seed in my heat and at 50 I knew it was over. I looked over to make sure at 70 I had a comfortable lead and although I didn’t ease up I just ran comfortably into the finish without straining or pushing. I ran 11.34 with a legal positive wind so it was a solid time, much better then I expected. I was ranked 6th going into the semis.
100m semis
By far my worst start of all my 100s was this race. I was probably last out of the blocks. We had a false start and that kinda had me worried more then usual. The top seed was in my heat and he was just gone from the blocks. I came back though and ran my strongest post accel race. I passed the pack and took out one guy about 15 meters from the finish and I ended up coming 2nd in the heat qualifying me for the finals with an 11.40 into a headwind (-0.1 )
100m finals
I had a solid start going. I was actually staying low. I did get unlucky though. 20 meters into the race I ended up quicking my left foot with my right one and I lost balance for a brief moment. I ran the rest of the race solidly once I recovered from that. The little mistake didn’t really matter position wise. I came 5th and the top 4 all were under 11. But I think I could have ran 11.2x which would have been nice but it’s not like it’s my last 100 of the year. I ended up running 11.38 with a 0.7 tailwind.
4x100 relay
We didn’t get much practice but with Mississauga losing their top runner and ending up not fielding a team probably because of that we figured we had a good shot at gold. I was the 2nd leg and the handoff to me was kinda shaky and I had to adjust the baton but I got going and passed the team outside us and we had the lead after I handed it off. We got caught though by another team in our heat and we ended up losing to a team in the other heat. We ran a 44.30 which is very disapointing for a team with 4 guys who have PBs sub 11.6 and first was only 44.17 :mad:
200m heats
Unlucky me. I drew lane 1 in the 200 AGAIN. Oh well, I was just looking to qualify, ideally in the B final so I could get the better lane draw. I had my worst start of the competition and came out slower then usual on the curve and once we hit the end of the curve I burned it hard till I was about 1 meter behind the top seed who was in the lane beside me. He’s got a hell of a finish and usually distances himself from me at the end and I didn’t push again to run an all out race. I learned my lesson last year at OTFAs about pushing too hard in the 200 prelims. I ended up coming 2nd in the heat with a 22.76 but the wind was 2.2 I believe so barely illegal. Maybe this was to make up for my unlucky lane draw in the heats but I finished right where I wanted to. 9th overall, the top seed in the B final.
200m finals
I was pumped and confident going into this race. I knew my heat was mine, even though there was a sub 11 sprinter in it too. Only problem was there was a tornado warning and the wind was getting crazy, we had some nuts headwinds on the straight. They held our race for a bit because a tent got blown into the stands. My start wasn’t perfect but in the 200 it’s not nearly as big a deal. I took the first 50 out not too hard and when I could hear the guy on the inside of me coming up behind I turned up the speed. Then about 20 meters from the straight I gave it all I had. As soon as we hit the straight the wind was nuts. It was like we all got pushed back. I was even with the guy in my race who is a sub 11 sprinter but I went by him and finished strong and won my race and came 6th overall. I ran a 22.77 which is a new legal PB into what I can now call a tornado headwind. I was appalled to see the wind reading was only -0.7, I honestly don’t know how that was possible, that was the most powerful wind I’ve ran into since my 100 at Rowland Games and the heat right after us was -4.1.
It was a good weekend. The fastest I’ve felt in a long time and I’m real happy with my 200 final. I have 2 more 100s and possibly 1 more 200 before the season’s over. I’m looking forward to running again and running fast. My 200 PB can definately come down in better conditions and I’d still like to get a 100 below 11.3 at least before the end of the summer to prove I can still be as fast as I was.
Great to see you pb on 200m. I know what you mean when you say it feels like -4 on the homestraight but the reading only shows like -0.5. Its bs, always happens to me :p.
It seems to me that you would be running consistent 11.1x if you could get your start down. A goal for next season maybe :D?
Ya, my start is definately where I can make the most gains but my coach isn’t the best for training the start, hopefully I’ll get a lot of work done on it in the winter time and I’ll be good to go next year.
And ya the wind on the 2 races before mine were -3.0 and -3.8 and the 2 after were -4.1 and -3.0 and considering a tent was blown into the stands right before our race I’m thinking it was a little more then -0.7
Bad day today, I have the option of running 1 more 100 but I think I’m gonna pack it in.
100m
I was last out of the blocks, awful start, panicked, tightened up ended up coming dead last in my heat. Conditions were perfect, wind was a nice 1.8 and I ran 11.46, I was sooo pissed off after this race. At me, my coach, other runners, everybody.
200m
Every time I do a 200 at this track I always get the shittiest lanes, I don’t get it. I got lane 2 and the huge headwind on the curve didn’t help. I actually ran a good curve and finished not as good as usual but decently. It wasn’t a particularly fast race but not slow. The time was 23.13 but to me that felt like a 22.8 run if there was no headwind on the curve.
Basically I’m just mad and disapointed about everything today. I tried to talk to my coach about incorporating more speed and acceleration work into the program because that’s my weakness but he’s so fucking stubborn and won’t listen to anything I say. I’m considering switching coaches because I don’t feel I can improve as much as I should training the way I did last year.
So right now I’m down and out, I’m gonna keep training for the most part of August and use my many disapointing races this year to fuel me for next year. I still can’t believe how inconsistent my 100 is, it’s fucking ridiculous.
My plan was to try and ignore everyone at least for the first portion of the race. According to my coach I was dead last out of the blocks. My block clearance technique was better then usual because I didn’t just pop up out of the blocks I got a good maybe even 15 meters staying low. By the time I was up most of the field was gone. I held my speed into the end and I knew when the race was over this was no 11.6 run but it definately wasn’t gonna be near my PB either. Guess I was right. It was 11.46 into a -0.7 headwind which is not good but it’s a step in the right direction.
anyways I handed the baton off to the anchor just inside the zone. It was probably bad for our relay because I was the fastest runner on the team and ended up running the least distance but I could have cared less about running the relay anyways.
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