ELITETRACK Forum

building speed at age 37

2007-10-03T11:15:25Z

I am 37 and returned to track after 10 years out. Still have some good basic speed. Ran 11.51 for 100 with just 3 months training in the summer season. Now want to improve and train specific. need to build strenght again and focus on this in the off season. Aim is to run 60s in Feb and some 200 indoor. Any suggestions on a programme for next few months would be appreciated.

Need help

2008-11-10T13:46:33Z

I’m a 55 year old former sprinter getting back in shape for Master’s competition starting spring of 09. My goals are 11.5 for 100,23.0 for 200,and 52.00 and under for400. I’m 6’3/225lbs,and i feel ineed to be close to 200lbs to achieve these goals.I just came off a bout with plantour feshiitus(excuse spelling).I need to drop weight fast for better training.Any idea’s I’m takeing any and all help.I’m very serious about these goals,also i am looking for training partners or groups in the Atlanta area.I live in Smyrna,Ga.
My email is fastfifty at msn dot com. I’m new to this forums stuff so please excuse my lack of compter knowledge.

Many Thanks
Stan

USATF Southern Association Kicking Masters Track into High Gear

2008-05-16T09:56:17Z

Masters track is making a comeback in Baton Rouge. Byron Turner, Masters Chair of the USATF Southern Association has put together a series of meets this summer in and around Baton Rouge, culminating in the USATF SW Regional Championship at LSU on June 28th. For more details, a new website has been formed. Please go to https://www.southernmasters.org for more details!

MASTERS T & F

2008-02-18T19:50:26Z

HOW DO YOU FIND A COACH OR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO TRAIN WITH. I’M 41 TRYING TO FIND A GROUP OR COACH TO TRAIN ME TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL BEFORE MY 14 Y.O. IS ABLE TO BEAT ME ?!
I’M NEWPORT NEWS VA
HANSONPT

how to improve starttechnique’s and reaction-time for older sprinters

2007-12-01T07:55:10Z

wintertime maybe the best time to start with.
Any suggestions ? Special weightexercises, kind of plyo's, bounchings or just do many start in blocks?

strength that results in more speed

2007-11-23T07:38:41Z

The dream of so many :wink1:
For the first time in my life i explore weighttraining and went a little bit on the right way i hope. In my half Sq's i started from 50% bodyweight to 160%.
But i am doing them slowly, just to be save in the beginning and just a few to start. Some people suggest to do them faster,...But i read an article that the time an elitesprinter hit the ground is 0,087 seconds ! So i am still far away from this speed :dance:
How do you see that, how i can cope with this problem and execute faster exercises ?

200/400 for over 40’s

2006-02-13T21:00:31Z

There was a thread that was meant to have been moved here but got lost in cyber space re 400m for a 41 year old.

So what how would set up a plan for someone in their early to mid 40's for 200 & 400?

Recovery

2004-05-06T17:06:59Z

I train for the 100/200m. With family commitments my training is sometimes a shotgun aprroach. Sprint resistance, sprint training, overspeed and endurance training. Do it all on one day and hope something sticks. It can take 2 to 3 days to recover in order to feel good again. What do you other "mature" guys find on recovery time.
I hope to use alot of what I have learned on this forum to design a better traing program.

Improvement vs Decline

2004-05-06T16:55:11Z

Just wondering - I read that as a master's track athlete your times/distances should improve for the first 3 years. Due to improvement in fitness, technique and the body getting use to running at speed, at that time father time begins to slow you down. Of course this is dependent upon training level/comitment and your initial level of fitness.
I'm 42 and started back in 2000. Last summer was the first year I trained seriously. My 100m time went from 12.04 to 11.69 and 200m went from 25.33 to 23.90. This indoor season my indoor 55m and 60m times were off about .05(55m) and .10 (60M). I tried some new training protocols which were less than productive. (power and heavier weight training, as a former bodybuilding mass became a problem)
I was wondering what other master's guys have experienced. You always want to get faster/jump farther. Getting slower is tough to take…:?::?:

beginning sprint program for MASTERS Athlete

2005-06-15T14:25:53Z

34, 200, 8% BF,

need work on Max strength (just got over a 2 year battle with hip & knee injury)

My first race I pulled my biceps femoris, grade 2, last sat.

Goals : compete july 10, july 24th, aug 6th (just looking to compete healthy & get base times to setup goals & program for next year)
50-60m& 100m aug 6th is last race of season

Mon: max velocity & max weights/plyo 4x 30+20m rest? sets?

tues: tempo (on grass) & isometric core 5x 100m 1.5 rest

wed: speed end or hills/ gen strength/mobility 4x80m rest ?sets?

thrus: tempo ( on grass) & isometric core 5x100m 1.5 rest

fri: block starts,(not sure what to call this-accel?) max weights/plyos
5x30w blocks sets rest?

sat: pool tempo (6 days on my feet? im thinking i should go 5 but not sure how to set it up) maybe make thurs pool tempo only an make sat gen strength/mobility work?

sun off

2x a week massage, 1x week soft tissue, after m,w,f hot/cold contrast baths, M-S cold bath after worlkouts

thanx guys