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I feel like an 800/1500 runner would be best, they have the endurance to keep up the faster paces for a while and the speed to make sure they’re still hitting the times.

What are your goals this week? Could be for a meet or for your training.

I have my first college race this weekend and I’m pretty excited, with that I’m extremely anxious and I didn’t know if anyone has had similar experiences with that and things they did to help.

The following topics Cannot be made as their own posts, but are allowed topics in the Weekly Discussion thread:

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• Questions about what to do for training.
• Questions about what event to do.
• Questions about what you could do at another event or do in the future.
• Questions about if you could make it in college track.
• Asking if you're good for your age/grade.
• Asking if you should do track. People are just going to say yes, anyways.
• Food/Nutrition questions.
• Injury related questions.
• Questions about how to run a specific race.
• Questions about what shoes/spikes to use
• Form check videos

Within this Weekly thread, you can talk about anything track related. If you ask a basic training question, you'll most likely be met with the response of "Read the FAQ", so here is the link to the FAQ post: [FAQs](https://old.reddit.com/r/trackandfield/comments/mlv33q/faq\_central\_sprinting\_faq\_distance\_faq\_how\_to/)

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This switch is to make fit for everyone. You can talk about your own specific track related stuff in the Weekly thread, and more general Track & Field stuff goes in the rest of the subreddit.

• Nike Outdoor Nationals 110mH Champion

• Nike Indoor Nationals 55mH+60mH 2nd

• Brooks PR 100m 2nd

• NC 100m + 110mH + 300mH + 4x4 + 55m + 55mH State Champ

• 110m Hurdle PB: 13.55

• 300m Hurdle PB: 37.44

• 60m Hurdle PB: 7.74

• 100m PB: 10.33

• 200m PB: 21.59

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Hi, I am signing up for a track meet that is on December 7th. I am wanting to do the 60, the 200, and the 400. I have a time for the 400, but I don't have times for the other two. How would I say that I haven't done the event before? Should I just put down 0 instead?

Nobody has run 9.75 or faster since Gatlin in 2015

How did your meet / training go this week?

My form with everything is bad because I am restricted in some places. Power cleans, sprinting ect. I’ve started doing yoga 3x a week so I can work on my mobility and stretch as well. I’ve been liking the relaxing feeling it has gave me but I want to make sure it translates to my goals. (The video https://youtu.be/_r8RPkprhVM?si=jO7-xS-9E3lBeVMv )

My biggest struggles I feel like is my hip mobility, flat feet (posterior shin splints) also my ankle mobility (my knee tends to lean to the middle of my body when doing knee over toes) my calves and upper body are also pretty limited. Anterior pelvic tilt as well

I am pretty strong and have decent muscle mass which it probably why I’m so limited but it’s been like this my whole life. I want to work on this so I can get my form right and be able to transfer my strength to power. What yoga/ mobility routine do you recommend doing to work on these?

Sprinter and jumper here, working on a web app to help T&F athletes and coaches create and manage smart training schedules, track progress, and avoid injuries. Made a quick 5-minute questionnaire to gather ideas - would love your input!

Here’s the link to the form!

If you could, an upvote would really help this post reach other athletes and coaches, and feel free to drop any ideas in the comments too! Thanks!

Andrew Colley won the men’s race with a 4:11 mile split in the backend

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I was thinking about what racing tactics underdog runners could use to win races against faster competitors in events like the mile and up. You’re not allowed to be too physical and box out/box in your opponents, but are there any methods you could use to outsmart them and give yourself an upper hand?

I have a times in the 55m and the 200m that qualify for both Nike indoor nationals and New balance indoor nationals, the problem is I have no idea which one I should go for. New balance Nationals usually have faster people and more exposure but this time around Nike has made their qualifying times faster which might attract better competition, which would lead to faster times and more exposure.

They are both happening at the same time and I don't have the type of money to go to both of them. So any type of insight into which one I should go to will help.

...okay so I feel like I should preface this post by saying I've been an ardent fan of this sport for more than 30 years. I'm not a casual. I don't just watch the Olympics. Athletics is my passion, my go-to and when I'm not doing other things, I'm usually watching some obscure meet or something from my yesteryear archive.

With that being said, I am so cynical about the introduction of Grand Slam Track. Why? I have no idea. I can't tell if it's a gimmick aimed at a US audience or a genuine push by MJ to further the sport globally. But for me personally, right now, I'm not feeling it.

Do you remember "Nitro"? 2017? Wasn't that supposed to be the next big thing in track and field? Supposedly designed to revolutionise the sport or am I misremembering? I think it only happened once and it was by far and away one of the shittest, gimmick-ridden and non-sustainable things I have ever seen in terms of promoting the sport on a global scale.

I dunno. Maybe I'm just old. Maybe I'm still stuck somewhere around Sydney 2000. I'm willing of course to give Grand Slam a chance, but yeah, I think this post pretty much covers how I feel.