New to sprinting

mufcboy1999

I'm fairly new to the athletic scene, i'm in my mid 20s and just have a few questions. I've always been fairly quick and explosive, my main sport was soccer and it always showed. Recently I took part in some 60m indoor sprints with a college buddy, purely to see if I'd be wasting my time or not in potentially joining my local athletic club. Long story short, he thinks I should talk to an athletics coach about possibly joining and training to compete in some short distance event, because id like to compete if good enough at whatever level suits my ability.

But what kind of time should somebody with thoughts of competing in the 60m or 100m etc be getting?


Many thanks

Chivito550

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

I'm fairly new to the athletic scene, i'm in my mid 20s and just have a few questions. I've always been fairly quick and explosive, my main sport was soccer and it always showed. Recently I took part in some 60m indoor sprints with a college buddy, purely to see if I'd be wasting my time or not in potentially joining my local athletic club. Long story short, he thinks I should talk to an athletics coach about possibly joining and training to compete in some short distance event, because id like to compete if good enough at whatever level suits my ability.

But what kind of time should somebody with thoughts of competing in the 60m or 100m etc be getting?


Many thanks

Don't get hung up on what times are needed to be competitive.

With regards competing in athletics, there are no entry standards, so if you want to start sprinting, just go for it.

Ghost in Cratloe

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

I'm fairly new to the athletic scene, i'm in my mid 20s and just have a few questions. I've always been fairly quick and explosive, my main sport was soccer and it always showed. Recently I took part in some 60m indoor sprints with a college buddy, purely to see if I'd be wasting my time or not in potentially joining my local athletic club. Long story short, he thinks I should talk to an athletics coach about possibly joining and training to compete in some short distance event, because id like to compete if good enough at whatever level suits my ability.

But what kind of time should somebody with thoughts of competing in the 60m or 100m etc be getting?


Many thanks

Have you considered running a marathon?

mufcboy1999

Ghost in Cratloe wrote: »

Have you considered running a marathon?

I'm not really into the more endurance type events, my training itself isn't really geared towards marathon running.

The reason I'm leaning towards sprinting is because I believe I'm better suited physically to it as well as admiring the sport itself, and of course being fairly fast over short distances. I'm 5"11, 81kg and of fairly muscular build, I think I'd gas out fairly quickly !, I havnt played soccer properly in 2 years due to a bad injury so unfortunately my CV fitness isnt what it was.

RayCun

If you're interested in sprinting, join a club, get coached, enter some races, see what you can do. There's no point in comparing your untrained times to the times of people who train, and if you enjoy it, does it really matter where exactly your times fall on the spectrum.

Besides, if you join a club and you train very hard, maybe eventually you'll be fit enough to run a marathon

Timmaay

Ghost in Cratloe wrote: »

Have you considered running a marathon?

?????

mufcboy1999

RayCun wrote: »

If you're interested in sprinting, join a club, get coached, enter some races, see what you can do. There's no point in comparing your untrained times to the times of people who train, and if you enjoy it, does it really matter where exactly your times fall on the spectrum.

Besides, if you join a club and you train very hard, maybe eventually you'll be fit enough to run a marathon

True, valid point. I came in at 6.92, I just didn't want to stroll up thinking I'm quick when in fact I'm a million miles away from the level required to compete.

Marathons don't appeal to me in anyway, zero interest in competing in one .

Thanks for the replys.

Chivito550

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

True, valid point. I came in at 6.92, I just didn't want to stroll up thinking I'm quick when in fact I'm a million miles away from the level required to compete.

Marathons don't appeal to me in anyway, zero interest in competing in one .

Thanks for the replys.

Lol. 6.92 would medal at Nationals!!

mufcboy1999

Chivito550 wrote: »

Lol. 6.92 would medal at Nationals!!

It was under 7 seconds, 6.90 odd, unless my friend was completly off with his timing.

Netwerk_Errer

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

It was under 7 seconds, 6.90 odd, unless my friend was completly off with his timing.

At the very least, add .3 for hand timing, probably more like .5 with an inexperienced timekeeper.

RayCun

Standing start, I presume?

Anyway, it doesn't really matter, don't waste time thinking about it. Go down to your local club and talk to a coach.

walshb

Ghost in Cratloe wrote: »

Have you considered running a marathon?

The most out there reply in boards history!:pac:

mufcboy1999

RayCun wrote: »

Standing start, I presume?

Anyway, it doesn't really matter, don't waste time thinking about it. Go down to your local club and talk to a coach.

Yes a standing start.

Cheers I'll look into anyway in my local scene.

Krusty_Clown

Hey mufcboy1999, the bottom line is that times are pretty much irrelevant when hand-timed by a buddy, in a non-race environment. The fact that you are interested in giving it a go is enough justification for you go seek out a club, find out how to train for this type of event and give it a lash. The good news is that there are lots of races where you can race against opponents who are giving it a go for the first time, and see where you fit in. An example would be the Dublin graded meets (if you happen to live in/near Dublin). Get yourself to a club first though, and they'll get you pointed in the right direction. Ignore talk of marathons, which is just an attempt to take the mick.

mufcboy1999

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hey mufcboy1999, the bottom line is that times are pretty much irrelevant when hand-timed by a buddy, in a non-race environment. The fact that you are interested in giving it a go is enough justification for you go seek out a club, find out how to train for this type of event and give it a lash. The good news is that there are lots of races where you can race against opponents who are giving it a go for the first time, and see where you fit in. An example would be the Dublin graded meets (if you happen to live in/near Dublin). Get yourself to a club first though, and they'll get you pointed in the right direction. Ignore talk of marathons, which is just an attempt to take the mick.

Cheers, much appriciated!.