Great observations. Competition in sprints is so different from mid/long distance. There's so much room and time to focus/refocus in the middle of a mile or 5k race. And everyone is preoccupied with the pain they're feeling/going to feel. The stress of performing in 100m or 200m was quite shocking to me when I raced both for the first time this past year. It's completely psychological not really physical
Absolutely. Great point. The psychology is so different. I actually think that the psychology for long distance really helps with the psychology for training over a year. I'm going to go into that in a few vids time because endurance is excellent mental work for life.
As one of the (likely few) distance guys that watch your videos, I'm interested to see how closely related you think the psychology of sprinting vs the psychology of distance are. Could you bring it up in one of the videos in this series?
I think that is a fascinating topic. My experience of long distance is from endurance cycling and I really want to do a vid about what endurance taught me for sprinting because the psychology for endurance has to be tip top.
What are field sports? Sport played on a field like soccer, rugby, etc or do you mean field events in track & field like high jump, long jump, triple jump?
hey, im 19, and i do sprint events, i've been struggling with injuries for the past 2.5 years. when i started, i rarely trained and i did 10.9 in the 100m. last year, i was training alone, i was training based on sensation and i was prepared to run 6.8 or 6.9 in the 60m but i injured my hammie.. the thing is, i stopped for a while and when i tried to comeback, i was running with fear, did a 11.4 on the 100 and thats all, i felt disappointed so this year, i started my season with a coach who uses a programe ( which is nothing like i did before, a bunch of long distances with many reps... ) , and i train 4 days a week and i dont feel any results, this indoor season im only doing 7.4 on the 60m. I feel like my body is only becoming slower.. im 19 and i dont see no progression whatsoever and im afraid i never will !? what do you think ?
You'll see progression and improvement if you do the right things. Listen to your body and your feelings. You have to sort out your hamstring. Then you have to do a training plan that builds on the strengths that you have already discovered when you ran 10.9 while shielding you from the weaknesses of injury. A number of the sprint series videos I have done have covered these things so hopefully you can get an understanding of what need to happen for you to improve. Good luck with it.
Hello Essop. I'm a 17-year-old athlete nearly 18. 5 ft 10 nearly and 66 kg. last year I ran 10.70 for the 100 21.70 for the 200 indoor making it to a European youth final but tweaked my quad during the race. I opened the 60m season with a 6.93 a few weeks ago but am lurking there running a 6.99 yesterday. I know you can't improve soo much over a couple weeks but it plays on my mind i constantly think im just going to stop improving one day. should your races get faster as the season go on? Why is your race in February wayyy faster then your race in December? I open with a 6.93 is it reasonable to think I could get a low 6.80 or even dip into the 6.70s? 6.79 maybe?
I can't believe you have less subs than me. I'm not a sprinter, but I've been watching your vids for a while, as they're pertinent to not only many sports, but also aspects of life in general. Your content is great. My only advice is to get a better microphone / recording area / put it closer to your face.
Your videos are my life
Thanks buddy. Appreciate it.
Great observations. Competition in sprints is so different from mid/long distance. There's so much room and time to focus/refocus in the middle of a mile or 5k race. And everyone is preoccupied with the pain they're feeling/going to feel. The stress of performing in 100m or 200m was quite shocking to me when I raced both for the first time this past year. It's completely psychological not really physical
Absolutely. Great point. The psychology is so different. I actually think that the psychology for long distance really helps with the psychology for training over a year. I'm going to go into that in a few vids time because endurance is excellent mental work for life.
Great video, especially as I am hugly interested in psychology. Can't wait for the next one...Thanks for posting
I wish I have a coach like you
As one of the (likely few) distance guys that watch your videos, I'm interested to see how closely related you think the psychology of sprinting vs the psychology of distance are. Could you bring it up in one of the videos in this series?
I think that is a fascinating topic. My experience of long distance is from endurance cycling and I really want to do a vid about what endurance taught me for sprinting because the psychology for endurance has to be tip top.
can you make a video about how to run quick in field sports, cheers
What are field sports? Sport played on a field like soccer, rugby, etc or do you mean field events in track & field like high jump, long jump, triple jump?
i was referring to; soccer, rugby etc. cheers
hey, im 19, and i do sprint events, i've been struggling with injuries for the past 2.5 years.
when i started, i rarely trained and i did 10.9 in the 100m.
last year, i was training alone, i was training based on sensation and i was prepared to run 6.8 or 6.9 in the 60m but i injured my hammie.. the thing is, i stopped for a while and when i tried to comeback, i was running with fear, did a 11.4 on the 100 and thats all, i felt disappointed so this year, i started my season with a coach who uses a programe ( which is nothing like i did before, a bunch of long distances with many reps... ) , and i train 4 days a week and i dont feel any results, this indoor season im only doing 7.4 on the 60m.
I feel like my body is only becoming slower.. im 19 and i dont see no progression whatsoever and im afraid i never will !?
what do you think ?
You'll see progression and improvement if you do the right things. Listen to your body and your feelings. You have to sort out your hamstring. Then you have to do a training plan that builds on the strengths that you have already discovered when you ran 10.9 while shielding you from the weaknesses of injury. A number of the sprint series videos I have done have covered these things so hopefully you can get an understanding of what need to happen for you to improve. Good luck with it.
thats it, thank you, great videos btw !
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Hello Essop. I'm a 17-year-old athlete nearly 18. 5 ft 10 nearly and 66 kg. last year I ran 10.70 for the 100 21.70 for the 200 indoor making it to a European youth final but tweaked my quad during the race. I opened the 60m season with a 6.93 a few weeks ago but am lurking there running a 6.99 yesterday. I know you can't improve soo much over a couple weeks but it plays on my mind i constantly think im just going to stop improving one day. should your races get faster as the season go on? Why is your race in February wayyy faster then your race in December? I open with a 6.93 is it reasonable to think I could get a low 6.80 or even dip into the 6.70s? 6.79 maybe?
I can't believe you have less subs than me. I'm not a sprinter, but I've been watching your vids for a while, as they're pertinent to not only many sports, but also aspects of life in general. Your content is great. My only advice is to get a better microphone / recording area / put it closer to your face.
Thanks for the advice. I've invested in a new mic. Hope it makes a difference in the next vid.