My Quest for SUB-12 100 METER DASH!!

wait what wrote:

I call BS wrote:

No female distance runner can break 12 in the 100m.

Ever heard of Jordan Hasay?

She ran a 10.9 hand time, with a flying start, in a workout recently!

dumb people wrote:

Cronje wrote:

Most world-class 800 runners could probably break 12, some of the heavy endurance-based ones like Symmonds might not.

you're a retard

http://www.flotrack.org/video/718093-WOW-Symmonds-and-Mulders-Final-Speed-Session-Before-London

yeah I LOLed hard at that one. What an idiot. A world class 800m runner runs sub 1:44 on their best day. That is 12.xx sec per 100 for a full 800m! Every world class 800m runner can break 11.5 in the 100m. Most of the really good ones are well under 11!

jenny simpson could do it

I call BS wrote:

No female distance runner can break 12 in the 100m.

Bad Wigins wrote:

give up SNSG, you've long since been pwned and are just embarrassing yourself.

Like I said son, name-calling does nothing to advance your case. You can scream all you want about distance runners being able to explode out of blocks and run 100m. Until one actually does it, this argument is over.

Having said that, I'm eager to see how the OP is doing.

I call BS wrote:

No female distance runner can break 12 in the 100m.

FYI Laura Roesler ran 11.90 FAT as a high school sophomore.

If 800m runners don't count then I think BMart could do it on a good day, don't have a link but she has claimed 11.xx 100m times in workouts on Twitter

So you are saying that world class male 800m runners are slower at 100m out of the blocks than women 800m runners that run 1:59. That is an interesting claim!Lauran Roesler ran a 11.90 FAT in high school. Its interesting that you think Nick is slower than her.

Sprint not so geezer wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

give up SNSG, you've long since been pwned and are just embarrassing yourself.

Like I said son, name-calling does nothing to advance your case. You can scream all you want about distance runners being able to explode out of blocks and run 100m. Until one actually does it, this argument is over.

Having said that, I'm eager to see how the OP is doing.

Um one has already done it! Rudisha splits his first 100m in this 400m run in under 12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoGAd-Bhf8M

Yep this argument is over. I'm fine with people saying many of the 5k guys can't break 12, but only idiots believe world class 800m guys can't break 12.

runnerFunner wrote:

Um one has already done it! Rudisha splits his first 100m in this 400m run in under 12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoGAd-Bhf8M

WHERE in that video does it show the clock stopping at under 12 seconds at the 100m mark??? You don't even see the clock when they hit the 100m mark.

Keep trying....

runnerFunner wrote:

I'm fine with people saying many of the 5k guys can't break 12, but only idiots believe world class 800m guys can't break 12.

I am also certain that a world class 800m man can break 12 seconds in the 100m. But the original argument that Mo Farah could break 12 seconds. The OP said that he was going to prove that distance runners had leg speed. DISTANCE RUNNERS. An 800m runner is NOT a distance runner--so you had to drop down to the 800m to find a non-sprinter who could break 12 seconds in the 100 meters? An 800 meter runner has to have leg speed for success. And an 800 meter runner is NOT a distance runner.

I didn't drop anything, others said 800 runners can't do it, which is stupid because women 800 runners can do it. Now all world class 1500m guys can also do it. My guess is many 5k guys can't, but some can.

word. wrote:

Bad Wigins--should I be doing only 100m reps and below for these last 2 weeks, every day? For my last few workouts I've done several acceleration sprints, push-up starts, etc.

I think I asked you this before and you never really replied.

Somewhere I thought I mentioned that no, not only 100's. It's just important to focus on what you'll be doing during the race.

80 to 100 meter reps at max or near max are important to transition all the phases together smoothly. You can chop a 100 into a few phases but form really changes gradually throughout.

If that 12.1x was from a crouch then you will probably go sub 12 easily.

If you're serious you should stop using this thread for advice and hit a reputable sprint training site, or download some of the USATF's stuff.

So tomorrow it will be 3 weeks...

runnerFunner wrote:

I didn't drop anything, others said 800 runners can't do it, which is stupid because women 800 runners can do it. Now all world class 1500m guys can also do it. My guess is many 5k guys can't, but some can.

Pay attention, the question of this thread is....can the OP run a 100m race, FAT, legal wind, from a still start under 12 seconds? Let's keep to the topic, shall we? OP, it's been 3 weeks now. Do you have your timing arranged or have you picked out a track meet?

Bump. How's it going OP?

dumb people wrote:

Cronje wrote:

Most world-class 800 runners could probably break 12, some of the heavy endurance-based ones like Symmonds might not.

you're a retard

http://www.flotrack.org/video/718093-WOW-Symmonds-and-Mulders-Final-Speed-Session-Before-London

Funny, I didn't see him break 12 from blocks in that video, or run any flying start times that would indicate he would break 12. Every single one was a running start.

You're the exact kind of moron that keeps propagating this idiotic thought.

OP checking in again. I've still been doing sprint training for the last week except yesterday and today. Also, I have been very busy and have not had time to post my workouts. And I'm still trying to find a meet. If I can't, then I'll attempt to get the guy I know who has a timing company.

thanks everyone

OP, it's been 4 weeks. Time to rise to the challenge for the honor of all distance runners, or resign yourself to the fact that a distance runner has no explosiveness.

preferably film it, and we may consider a short grace period over 4 weeks if the film is good quality

Just film yourself with a camcorder and post the original, unedited footage. On a file repo, not on youtube or other streaming sites which will process it and maybe drop a few frames. It should be accurate to within about .03 seconds.

Then we can all analyze it and argue about it which would be much better than a FAT result anyhow.