100 metres personal best
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25th Mar '06, 3:00am
Hi my name is Chris Lyons and I just thought I would share with everyone my experience of achieving my personal best for the 100 metre sprint. I was 16 years old and had no coach or trainer, just my own drive to be the best at everything. I entered several events in the school athletics carnival as usual but my focus was on beating the then 100 m Australian junior champion and he had a PB of 10.67 seconds, pretty quick for a 16 year old white dude. I ran the race and beat him with a time of 10.81 seconds and he ran second at 10.93 (slow for him). I then ran in the regional and won, then it was off to state. I came second in the state championship with a time of 10.70 seconds, I couldn't believe someone had beat me. I didn't go any further because I injured my back and my knee from over doing the strength training. I achieved this PB through super-intense training in the weights room (squatting 220 kg, approx 455 lb) and plyometrics training everyday with sprinting various distances 4-5 days per week. I am now a personal trainer and fitness professional and have developed a system for training based on my research and studies.
100 metres personal best
20th Jun '06, 2:31pm
man you are damn good how old are you now and did you do any surgery to get your knee and back fixed?
Hey methodman
20th Jun '06, 3:22pm
Hi, just thought I would reply to your message as I noticed you posted on the thread I started. I haven't had surgery on my knees or back but I have had surgery on my ankle (it was almost completely severed off in a silly accident). The recurring injuries on my knees and back are not easily definable but it can sometimes feel completely knotted up. I am currently 24 and recently ran a 100m time of 11 seconds and I still do alot of power and strength training but my main focus has been on martial arts since then. I have always studied martial arts since I was about 10 but took it quite serious from about the age of 17. I thought I might clarify that I had actually turned 17 when I ran 10.7 so I missed the under 16yrs record for Australia (10.8).
100m pb
6th Dec '06, 7:03pm
hi
i'm a county level 100m sprinter
i won the U15 machester championships when i was 13 in a time of 13.3
do you think that is any good for a 13 year old girl. I am now 15 but have not run the past season becuase of ongoing knee injuries but am starting again this season. What kind of weights should i be doing. I can do 10 reps of 50kg on the leg press but i dont know if i should be lifting more or less.
thank you
Hi there
7th Dec '06, 12:47pm
Hi, just thought I would say that your time is awesome for a 13 year old girl, keep up those times and slowly improve on them as you get older and you will most certainly be an olympian. When I was 13 I ran a 13.0 and I am male and was training intensively every day and that was a one off time for me, the rest of the time I was doing 13.3-13.5.
As far as weight training is concerned, I think you should try more free weight type exercises because in any athletic event such as sprinting, your muscles function as a group and incorporate the core muscles rather than individually. Try doing lunges with dumbells, using a wide stance and squats. A few things to remember though, perform low reps (4-6), thighs should go parallel to the ground with squats to bring the glutes into play and get someone who knows what they are doing to teach and supervise for a while. Also don't forget to train your core and upper body, they are important too. Start at a modest weight then gradually increase as your balance and co-ordination increases until you are lifting heavy weights and causing fatigue. DO NOT RUSH THINGS THOUGH, it will all happen at a rate your body can adapt to, you can't make it happen any faster.
I hope this information helps and don't hesitate to ask for more advice. I can help you also with the often neglected psychological aspects of sport and training too which can have enormous effects on performance.
PS. Just one tip on technique: Always hit the ground heel to toe, don't land on the ball of your foot because it will absorb a large amount of impact and slow you down.
Regards, Chris.