100-400 meter workout

those are pretty good but doesn’t it get old? i mean i run at least a mile every day but i don’t go the same way every day i go different distences so that i am not doing the same thing every time. more often than not it is mor then 1 3/4 miles.

No no, don’t run any further than a mile at a time.

We want to be in good condition,

However, we don’t want to be building up the wrong muscles in our legs.

Are you a miler or cross country runner?

The main reason 100m runners would ever be running any further than their own distance is to diffuse lactic-acid build up or when coach is pissed off and makes us run fartliks.

Now start acting like a Sprinter, save that distance training for those cc kids. How else are they going to mock us behind our backs about being Lazy Sprinters?!

Trust me, what I preach, is what I’ve Learned – from experience.

100meterman2,

Your workout is simple, that’s what makes it good. It’s suiting for where you are right now. Take that workout and give your all to it. You will see results.

Remember, many sprinters have the exact same or very similar workouts. Everyone is always running around worried about weather or not their doing the “right workout”. Using the “right theoys”. While they are overlooking the most important thing. I say there is no right work-out. There are so many theorys. Chose one. Do the workout the pros do. You know what you should be doing. You know what muscles need work and when. Every sprinter does a similar workout. Targeting the same muscles. Everyone will do the same things. This is inevitable.

However 100meterman, just as in life – It is how much Effort you’re willing to put in to these workouts that will truly determine your fate in the end.

Justin Gatlin did all the same workouts all the other 7 sprinters did in that 100 meter final. Justin Gatlin won GOLD. What set him apart?

How much he wanted it and what he was willing to give.

*Keep working hard – Never take your eyes off the prize.

Definitely drop the mile workout and add some acceleration development work. Also, if the 400m is your goal I would definitely suggest increasing your extensive tempo volume.

Even if you want to run all of the sprints you still don’t need to run a mile. Also, realize that by not emphasizing either the short or long sprints you will have a compromise in your training and likely your results. If you accept this, then I’d probably suggest training like a 200m runner with an ends to middle training plan. This is where your early season training focuses on much shorter (acc. dev) and much longer training and as the season progresses you shift more towards training focused on the competition distance (in your case ~ 200m).