how many races does it take you guys? (to peak)

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          trackspeedboy on May 3, 2010 at 3:24 am #16701

          100/200m runs, how many does it take? and where do you guys open at/peak at?

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          Irish100m on May 3, 2010 at 10:35 pm #97952

          I’ve onyl had two seasons under my belt, and both have followed a similar pattern;

          Start badly, big PB in May, awful June, PB mid July

          By races do you mean individual races or meets on a whole?

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          mortac8 on May 4, 2010 at 3:35 am #97954

          It depends how many races it takes to find 80 degrees and +4.0.

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          ex400 on May 4, 2010 at 4:50 am #97956

          You sure got that right, Ashley. My HS team has yet to have a meet above 60 degrees and we usually have a headwind.

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          trackspeedboy on May 4, 2010 at 6:10 am #97957

          I’ve onyl had two seasons under my belt, and both have followed a similar pattern;

          Start badly, big PB in May, awful June, PB mid July

          By races do you mean individual races or meets on a whole?

          meets on a whole

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          Matt Norquist on May 4, 2010 at 12:04 pm #97977

          [quote author="Irish100m" date="1272906363"]I’ve onyl had two seasons under my belt, and both have followed a similar pattern;

          Start badly, big PB in May, awful June, PB mid July

          By races do you mean individual races or meets on a whole?

          meets on a whole[/quote]

          3-4 meets with rounds (or meets with 2-3 races per meet. Plus 3-4 heavy duty intrasquad meets or smaller (less competitive) meets.

          6-8 meets/15 full effort timed runs.

          I suspect that those with a greater training age and/or more competitive experience can get there in fewer.

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          Craig Pickering on May 4, 2010 at 10:44 pm #97994

          I agree with Matt – the larger your training age, the less it takes to peak. I would like to think 2nd or 3rd comp I would be at more or less the level I want to be at, minus perhaps 0.05s for taper etc.

          Case in point –

          2007 – 1st race 10.29 (incl rounds – 10;58,10.49), 2nd comp 10.22 (tailwind but rain), 3rd comp 10.15 PB, 4th comp 10.16…..6th comp 10.14 PB
          2008 – 1st comp 10.38 (headwind), 2nd comp 10.23 (headwind), 3rd comp 10.23 (-2 wind), 4th comp 10.19 …. season peak 10.15

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          Irish100m on May 5, 2010 at 1:08 am #97999

          Why would you wanna peak that early when in your case your biggest race is in August (late July this year)

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          Craig Pickering on May 5, 2010 at 4:41 am #98004

          Are you talking to me?

          I assume you are – Its important to get to a good level very early on, then close to the major champs you do a taper, which, combined with the extra adrenaline of the event, should enable you to get quicker. In that way, a “peak” doesnt really exist. I dont start off running 10.5, then get quicker and quicker until I reach my peak, then get slower after that. I start off (ideally) running at or around 10.2ish, stay at or around that level, and maybe get to 10.1ish at the big races.

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          Irish100m on May 5, 2010 at 8:16 am #98014

          Ah right cool, onto it

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          Craig Pickering on May 6, 2010 at 1:54 am #98038

          And also I need to make the team, which means running 10.21 twice by July 5th, and being in the top two at the trials, or the discretionary pick!

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