Hello everyone. My freshman year, i ran a 12.00 in the 100m, 24.50 in the 200m , and 1:00.00 in the 400m (53.8 in the 4x400m). My sophomore year, I did cross country in the fall and then trained in the winter with my team. My sophomore year I ran an 11.7 in the 100m, and 23.5 in the 200m, and a 52 in the 400m. I was wondering if XC would help me improve my sprinting events (especially the 200/400). If not, what would be a better alternative. Thanks!!
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Hello everyone. My freshman year, i ran a 12.00 in the 100m, 24.50 in the 200m , and 1:00.00 in the 400m (53.8 in the 4x400m). My sophomore year, I did cross country in the fall and then trained in the winter with my team. My sophomore year I ran an 11.7 in the 100m, and 23.5 in the 200m, and a 52 in the 400m. I was wondering if XC would help me improve my sprinting events (especially the 200/400). If not, what would be a better alternative. Thanks!!
Based on those times, I don't think the 100m is your event. The 800 might be though.
If I were a HS track and xc coach, I would bring my long sprinters out for xc, have them do long (base) sprint training, like 400-800m repeats, then have them do a 5k long run on meet days.
You'd probably be better off spending your fall lifting and doing a bit of conditioning type workouts on the track.
XC probably "helps" relative to sitting on your butt all fall and getting fat, but it definitely isn't the optimal way to prepare for track if you're a sprinter.
Depends on the type of program your CC coach runs. Is it massive mileage? Is it include hill repeats, weights?
CC is better then nothing. If you spend your winter lifting and speed work.....CC would be a good start to get ready for that stuff.
It will certainly help your 400. However you need to stay on top of weight training throughout the summer and fall cause XC could deter explosiveness (100/200) if you don’t.
I too think you could be an excellent 800 runner if you’re willing to suffer.
for 400m/400m hurdles, other than that, not really.