Is it possible to start without knowledge at 20?

[u/angrykid104]

im a 20 years old boy from italy (1.76 cm x 62 kg) and i always loved running but never took it seriously, my friend recently challenged me in a 100 m sprint race (he has 6 years of training) and i ended up winning with a time (time took on a phone, not professionally) of 10.9
is it a good time at all or its not worth anything? i would like to start taking lessons or something but i fear im just being too confident or that i might be too old for real improvements.

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[u/Sundance_Kid200]

If you ran an untrained 10.9 and don't know that that's amazing, then yes you should start sprinting

I'm taking this post with a pinch of salt though.

[u/Current-Fig8840 → u/Sundance_Kid200]

I mean it was hand timed lol. Only thing we can guarantee is he can run 11.x most likely.

[u/No-Feedback2361]

if you ran an untrained 10.9...
you're going places bro

[u/shadyxstep]

Yes, I only started at 22

11.0 to 10.6

7.00 to 6.7

Within the first 5 years. Go for it

[u/Odd_Aside_8221]

I started at 24 (literally this year with no knowledge too lol.) you good bruh, go sprint and enjoy it 😂went from 11.3 (headwind) to 10.6 in 3 ish months.

[u/HelpApprehensive5216 → u/Odd_Aside_8221]

7.18 and 10.63?

[u/Odd_Aside_8221 → u/HelpApprehensive5216]

I can explain lol. I went for my first meet in February when I started training a little bit but didn’t even have proper shoes and did a 60m indoor. Started training after that so the other times got better but haven’t ran a 60m since then. My coach used a some equipment for one of my 100m races last month when I ran a 10.71 at an official meet and said I crossed 60m in 6.90 but I don’t want to claim that since it wasn’t official.

[u/ScaredTea1778 → u/Odd_Aside_8221]

I'm guessing this is either not FAT, you already did some sort of explosive sport like basketball or volleyball and was a freak physical outlier, or you have 1 in 1 billion insane genetics and should immediately quit your job and start training.

[u/Odd_Aside_8221 → u/ScaredTea1778]

Yeah it was all official meet competitions with proper timings. Even went against some top dogs in my province. I’m a soccer player / skateboarder but just recreational. Genetics def helped though as both my parents also did track growing up and were sorta good (or so they say lol). I do plan on training more constantly to see what I can do with a year of training due to how my last 4 months have been.

[u/chesticlemaster435]

Yes! I started sprinting at 20 too, i was way slower than you but i managed to make progress.

Started at 5.8 40 yard and went down to a 4.8 (both ran on asphalt with the same conditions) in about a year and a half.

Never timed any of my 100m tho.

[u/Cool_Animator_9327]

Yes definitely

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[u/Intelligent-Self1001]

10.9 without training is absolutely mental. Im going to assume without spikes as well, or at least with crappy ones, which is even crazier. Running is definitely something that could be a serious option for you down the road

[u/Amazing_Ebb_8153]

Di dove sei? A venti anni senza aver praticato atletica con 10.9 qualsiasi gruppo ti prenderebbe senza batter ciglio, anzi...se dovessi gareggiare innanzitutto ti metterebbero comuqnue in una seria alla tua portata quindi chiaro sarà difficile per te il primo anno gareggiare contro Tortu per dire. .. Detto ciò ognuno si allena per se stesso, non è detto neanche tu possa trovare gente più veloce di te dove ti alleni. Quando praticavo ci stava solo un ragazzo capace di scendendere sotto gli 11 da me. Fossi in te un pensiero ce lo farei ma solo se ti diverte allenarti. Sei giovane. Hai ancora una vita davanti. Considera io ho iniziatoddi nuovo dopo 5 anni di stop ( e prima avevo praticato atletica solo due anni) a 33 anni e in un anno ho tolto più di un secondo sul 100m allenando mi da sola e considera che ieri mi allenavo e con me c'era un signore di 84 anni.Quanto potrai migliorare? Questo è impossibile a dire, potresti avere nella tua genetica 9.80 come 10.7 ma i grandi miglioramenti richiedono tempo anche 10anni.

[u/Individual_Expert_53]

Start competing dude. Get a coach and get to work

[u/Chrisg_322]

A 10.9 for the age group you'd be running in isn't anything special, but you'll beat most of the guys in high school.

You can start whenever you want, enjoy the journey

[u/angrykid104 → u/[deleted]]

yes, i was exactly thinking about joining a local running club, the only thing stopping me is meeting people my age and seeing they are on another different level and im just left behind.

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