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How did she do against the other girls she was running against? If she is in the top three, she has a shot at placing in dual meets. I would think that time would place in a junior high dual meet.
She just ran her first track meet.....the coach put her in the 400.
She was a strong 2nd until they hit the 200 curve......she hit a wall but held on to 4th!!
the quarter is the hardest race in track, because its a sprint for (esp. @12) more than 1 minute. There is no shame in doing not great in her first race. She'll obviously learn from the experience and get better at it.
Agreed, Scorpio516. That's a tough distance because of how long a distance it is for the speed you have to maintain.
CitizenKane, this sounds good for a first race. At this point the coach will most likely still be trying to find out which event is the best fit for her, so most likely no one can really know yet right now whether the 400 is even her best distance. If this turns out to be her best event, there's a good chance that further conditioning may help her avoid hitting that wall halfway through, and experience should help over time as well. Something to build on. Congratulations and best of luck to your daughter.
The 400 is much like swimming's 100. It is beyond the anerobic range (about 30 secs of maximum effort) but you still need tremendous speed. So training will over time work on speed, pacing, and a bit of aerobic conditioning.
Agreed, Scorpio516. That's a tough distance because of how long a distance it is for the speed you have to maintain.
CitizenKane, this sounds good for a first race. At this point the coach will most likely still be trying to find out which event is the best fit for her, so most likely no one can really know yet right now whether the 400 is even her best distance. If this turns out to be her best event, there's a good chance that further conditioning may help her avoid hitting that wall halfway through, and experience should help over time as well. Something to build on. Congratulations and best of luck to your daughter.
She's had more meets.....She came in 2nd in the 400............then she came in 2nd in the 4X 400 relay!!
Excellent! It may take time to determine the event that is the best fit for her, but the 400 is sounding like a good possibility. Congratulations to your daughter on this early success.
Excellent! It may take time to determine the event that is the best fit for her, but the 400 is sounding like a good possibility. Congratulations to your daughter on this early success.
My daughter is trying out for track for the first time. She's 12.
She was timed in the 100 yard dash at 15 secords.....
Is that good or bad??
i coach high school track and field well....field haha (shot and disc). if shes 12 then shes what 6th grade? young 7th grader? most girls that age and boys for that matter have not yet developed the physical ability to truly run a straight away to begin with so i wouldn't worry about time. at this stage have her enjoy it, get her to try a variety of events both running and jumping. might i make a very biased suggestion and recommend shot and disc? :-). haha. track much like cross country golf and swimming is one of those sports where success is based on growth not comparison to other athletes. yes they do compete but you're competing more against yourself than the opponent. i always tell my throwers if you got more distance this year than you did last year then it was a good year.
I agree. At the recent Penn Relays Utech (college men event) won the 100m dask in a little over 10 versus a 12 year old at 15. I'd say that's damn good.
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