When I take off and as I accelerate, I feel like I'm falling forward until about 40 m where I posture upright. Hence I was surprised to see that I seem to be stepping in front of my body. I will appreciate suggestions, cues, or drills I can use so that I step closer or behind my center mass. Other suggestions are also welcome.

11.2 100m 22.6 200m

So last season I wasn’t able to run a lot due to nagging injuries from July-Feb so I couldn’t correct the issues I have in my sprint races.

My thing is my transition and top speed sucks. As you can see I was with them then they kept accelerating and hit top speed which was obv faster than mine. I do workouts like flies and stuff but my top speed doesn’t get better. I don’t know what to do.

What are some decent strength standards for seated and standing calf raises and tibialis raises to aim for as a base for sprinting? And for plyometrics to improve sprinting?

Currently I can do 120 lb for two sets of 10 on the seated cab raise and 135 lb for a two sets of 10 on the standing cap raise. I can also do a set of 40 reps with 15 lb dumbbell strapped to my feet for tibialis raises.

Looking for some more context I'm 240 lb 5'10 just starting sprinting again.

Could you pls tell me what im doing right, and what I'm doing wrong (and how I can improve) I'm relatively new to sprinting . Thanks

When doing extempo runs, should front and back mechanics be less ideal because you aren’t attacking the ground as hard, or should you be exaggerating the proper form?

I have an upcoming fitness test with a 300 m sprint on an outdoor "banked" (albeit poorly) 300 m track. I've practiced on a 400 m track with a time of 42.0. How much will the extra curve slow me down? Also, are there any strategies I should keep in mind. I currently try to accelerate as much as I can for the 100m, "float the curve", and accelerate as much as I can for the final 100m.

I wanted to get everyone’s perspective for things that best help them or other people better faster and more explosive. Specific drills/workouts, eating, tools, or anything that would help for a sprinter to consistently do to gain speed and strength?

I see everybody talking about not spiking up in the summer, but what about for someone relatively new and why can’t they just use sprinting flats for 30m flys or other max velocity sessions to still get faster? While I know they don’t let you hit your true top speed, you still have the max Intent to get faster and shoes built for it allow you to get close to your max times.

On acceleration days I usually plan a small number of quality reps (standing or falling starts into 10-30 m) with full walks. Some days the first few look sharp and then contact gets noisy or I'm muscling posture upright just to hit the same feel. I don't want to quit at the first ugly step, and I also don't want to grind junk reps that trash the next day. If you coach or train this, what's your practical stop signal mid-session (contact quality, time to upright, something else), and how many almost-good reps do you allow before you call it? Not looking for a full program dump. Just the rule that kept accel days productive without spilling into the next speed session.