On Saturday I raced a couple of sprint events; the 400m and 100m.  Initially I signed up for the 400m and the 800m, but in the 8 I would have been running alone and decided on the 100 for some fun.  Here is the video of my first 100m race in over 20 years:

I didn’t want to come out of the blocks this time.  I haven’t done blocks training in a very long time and felt like a standing start to explode off the line will suit me better.  My time was 11.63.

Hours before the 100 I participated in the 400m, running a time of 51.8.  It was earlier in the morning and my legs were feeling flat no matter how much I warmed up.  Here is the race video:

Not sure if my legs feeling flat had to do with the distance training I was working on or the general load I put on my legs through over training, but either way I feel I should enlist the services of a qualified coach to help with my training program.  I have a tendency to over train and once I get to the races I am taxed out.

Apropos, after running the 100 I finally realized that if I am going to run and train as I do I might as well do exactly what I enjoy no matter what.  In this sense, I enjoy sprinting more than mid distance and distance work only doing the latter because I doubt my sprint ability.  I figured that I’d have more success in the 800m rather than the 400m with the speed I have, but through the process of training the 8 I had a grimly determined view of the world pursuing mid distance with a scowl on my face.  That’s no good and something I will presently rectify.  In other words, I am happy to say I will now focus my efforts on being the best 400m runner I can possibly be through my Run Holistic approach.  At least that is where I am at right now in this point of time.  🙂

En Joy!