[farzamk]

Here you can discuss anything running or Track and Field related in anyway. I am national (Canadian) 100m champion and so I thought I'd start this thread. Since there aren't many track athletes in here, I'll probably be the one posting most of the posts here.

[Briere48]

What is your personal record for the 100m? And what age group are you national champion for?

[farzamk]

14 year olds and 11.17 is my PB. It was electric timed. There is one other guy who ran 11.28, however other than that everyone else I have seen in Canada or U.S runs above 12.0 right now, and few may run 11.8 or 11.9.

[farzamk]

By the way, just to clear up something for those who don't know.

Asafa Powell of Jamaica is the fastest human in history. He is currently 24 and in his prime. He has set and equalled his own world record of 9.77, 3 times!

[Canuck]

woah! I may be wrong but some kid that went to my school was 14 years old last year and I was told he broke 10 seconds Im not sure if that is correct but he got under 11 seconds and came like 3rd in OFFSA??/

[Briere48]

Yeah i've seen all 3 of those runs from Asafa Powell, fantastic performances!! And your P.B. is Really impressive for your age! I doubt very much what Canuck said about a 14 year old breaking 10 seconds, that would have been headlined around the world, i mean it could be true.. but im sure i would have heard something about it

[farzamk]

I'm not in high school yet just to yet you all know, I'm in Grade 8. And I can't wait till OFSAA next year, that's the Ontario Provincial Championships for high school, each sport has it.

Of course no high school kid will ever run under 10.49. That is the Canadian record (which I'm aiming to break) for high schools. A senior can go under 11 and get 3rd in OFSAA, of course it will take a good ran 10.70 to do so. I'm hoping to be running 10.85 by next season (outdoor).

[Briere48]

Nicee. Well i wish you all the best at getting faster, you sound like you are on your way up and getting better, be looking out for you on t.v in years to come haha. How do you train to make yourself go faster?

[farzamk]

I am in a huge track and field club. I train 5-6 days a week, 3 days (usually) on the track, and 2-3 days in the gym lifting weights. Our track club won a award for the top Club in Ontario and top Junior (14 and under) club in Canada. However we have athletes from ages 7 all the way up to 100+ (no we don't but ANYONE can join). We have a main sprint group, 2 distance groups (older people and younger), although distance groups only do slightly different workouts based on age. As well we have a Masters group for 25+ year olds. They have different workouts based on their age and events they compete in or if they just train to stay healthy and fit. Our club has recently produced some of the top athletes in North America and Canada (one being myself). We have our main sprint coach and 2 assistants with one being a blocks specialist. As well we have 2 Masters coaches, and 4 distance coaches, plus one main head coach (he is the boss of the club kinda thing, and can coach any event for any age). However in addition we have parents and other people who like to help, as well people for dealing with memberships, the money, meet registrations and so on. Overall a very good thing to be a part of. Currently we train in an indoor track, so you can see we train the entire year with just 2 weeks rest before Schools start.

Our seasons are:

September-November: Off-Season
December-March (end of it): Indoor Season
April-August: Outdoor Season

[farzamk]

Jamaica's Powell sympathises with Gatlin
Published on Monday, April 2, 2007


By Gary Smith


OKLAHOMA, USA: Jamaica’s world record holder Asafa Powell has showed some sympathy for banned American sprinter, Justin Gatlin, the man he built a huge rivalry with in the last two outdoor campaigns.


100m world record holder,
Asafa Powell. AFP PHOTO
Powell and Gatlin, who both ran world records last year, were seen as perhaps the key individuals to bring back the life in the track and field sprinting world until reports suggested that Gatlin used enhancing drugs to boost his performance on the track.

However, Powell, who raced to the record of 9.77-seconds twice last season, still feels some compassion for his American counterpart, who is in danger of losing his world record credibility.

“There is some bitterness, knowing that he (Gatlin) was taking drugs,” Powell was quoted as saying in the Sunday Telegraph.

“But there’s a part of me that is very sorry for him because there were some mixed reports about it and he said he didn’t knowingly take drugs.

“You don’t know what to believe, but I just can’t imagine how wrecked his life is now,” he added.

After running 10.50-secs during the High School championships in Jamaica, Powell was well scouted and offered numerous opportunities to pursue his career in the United States. However, the Commonwealth Games champion opted to train at home with current coach Stephen Francis - citing the negative reputation of some American track and field communities, one of his biggest reasons for staying on home turf.

"Over the years, even before I started track and field, people always had bad things to say about Americans because over the years many of their athletes have tested positive," Powell said.

"People have always had that negative thinking about Americans. You have some athletes there who want to do it clean but there are also athletes who are tempted to do it because it's hard to make a living, and that's the only way out they see."

Last year Powell created history, when he became the first man to repeat world records in the year on his way to achieving a record mark of 12 sub-10 second performances during one season and the 2006 World Athlete of the Year, said he knows there were people who believed he was on drugs too.


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