My quest for 6.7

RB34 · September 10, 2009, 9:40pm

I think you could drop two tenths, a tenth should be cake if your training is going well etc.

Personally I do, and I realize that its a huge goal and that my yearly progression in 60m doesn’t make it seem plausible. My only reasoning for this goal is the following:

In my second year I clocked a 6.76 electric through touch pad, so I’d put it at 6.91s with a decent reaction. I pulled my hamstring in the next timed run and still ran a 6.81s. The tear was minor but it took me 2 weeks to recovery, in that period I couldn’t do much. When I returned I had another timing session and only hit 6.91s. My season opener was 7.07s, (6.91+0.15=7.06, so pretty close). I didn’t rebuild what I had lost and ran a ton of 7.0x and finally a 6.97s.

Had I not pulled my hammy I think I would have gone 6.8s that season.

At that time my strength was what I would consider poor, 325 max squat, 2.8 SLJ, 28 inch vert and my start and acceleration was always the worst part of my race. During the following outdoor SPP I raised my strength levels considerably as well as my power.

On top of all that I switched coaches and my plan includes more speed work than previously and I think its periodized much more appropriately.

So if all goes well I think its realistic to hit that goal, but of course i’m very biased. Time will tell.