PF18
January 16, 2010, 3:47am
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Hey Guys,
Firstly, hope you all had a great christmas.
Here in the UK, it was snowing, A LOT, which didn’t give me a chance to time a 100m. Most of the snow has melted but there are still patches of ice around. So instead I’ve been doing some research. I found some good sites in elitetrack.com and pponline.co.uk . They had some interesting and useful articles on sprinting.
I was also on the lookout for athletics clubs near me. And the nearest one to me is 9 miles away. I’m still undecided on that though…
Today, I went to the near football/ soccer field and tried to time a few 100m sprints. But the field was literally frozen and despite, I rather foolishly, went ahead and ended up slipping!
While on my way back home, I was disappointed but then I decided to get atleast a few times. The road I chose was approximately 85-90m. It was concrete and a little slippery. I only had one attempt.
From a standing position, I timed 10.95 for that distance. Since it was hand-timed, I added 0.24- 0.30 which leaves the time at around 11.19- 11.25. Not overly impressed but I don’t think it’s too bad for my skill and the conditions.
From that is it possible to workout/ predict a time for the 100m on a synthetic track with proper warm-up and equipment?
nevermind…read that wrong
You should pick up a camera and record your sprints. You can use the recordings to time your sprints consistently and accurately, and also figure out what needs improvement.