O.K. I wasn’t sure where to post this question so here it goes. Occasionally I read someone talk about the levels of sprinters. But I wanted a breakdown of what they are. For example a person who runs 12.0+ is a beginner ,11.9-11.5 a intermediate ,11.4-11.0 advanced ect…
How many levels do people use?
What do you look for other then race time to determine a level or is it based solely on race performence?
I am asking also since many training elements are cycled based on the quality of the athlete. A.K.A someone at a low level runs a pb but since it is not at a high level it doesn’t warrent changing the days training to deal with C.N.S. stress since they aren’t truly tapping it.
Charlie thats a great point, I never even thought to consider training age…
I would think 10.30 at 17 would indicate greater potential for faster times down the road than 10.30 at 23. (Coming into adult strength further natural growth and development etc etc)
All these things of levels are as all training elements IMO an individual thing as Charlie says. Use common sense. If a 12.5 girl runs 12.1 doesn’t really mean anything unless she feels very tired or sore afterwards. So it’s not just a table that says “well, let’s see, 22.3 PB, if a 21.8 is run stop workout immediately”, you have to factor all things in. Of course one never wants to risk injury, so if in doubt, it seems the concensus is to play it safe. Less is more.
lol. … for a minte I thought this was another post I commented in.
Anyway, that’s not why I asked that question. I wanted to know the supposed levels of a 13-18 year old simply to see what the consensus is for runners of that age. Anyone have anything to say?
(Coming into adult strength further natural growth and development etc etc)