First ever Track Run at 26 yo

John · May 6, 2009, 2:22pm

Congratulations on getting out there and starting to run again. I had that urge a week and a half ago after running on a real track with spikes for the first time in over 10 years.

I think that with good training you can meet your goal for the 100m, I don’t think your goal for the 400m is reasonable. Going from 75 to 60 in about 6 weeks is too much of an improvement to be reasonable. You need to take off 7% of your 100m time to meet your goal; you need to take off 20% of your 400m time to meet your goal. For the average person (since I know nothing about your athleticism and fitness level relative to your ability), running a 1-minute lap is very difficult and is not an easy accomplishment. If you plan to run sub 60seconds, a better goal would to do it next year. Good luck!

agree and well done, stick at it and try not to go too full on too soon. Consistency is the key.