Its Finally Time 4x400

Last Event of the the day the 4x400 meter relay race. This event gets everyone in the stands at the tip of their seat. In just about any Track and Field meet the finally this finally event decides the winner of the meet. The two teams that are neck to neck both need to bring the heat. With the official yelling last call the crowd gets anxious to see the start. As the teams line up in the order they are running the runners look at their opponents. Now as a runner you all know that you just cant under estimate your competition by the way he or she looks. The official yells "runners take your mark" your positioned dash out of the blocks so hard that it knocks back the block holder.
 "Set...Go!!!" The race is finally on and you are the first leg. Every Track and Field coach, runner or even fanatic knows that the strongest runner is the first leg. Now that you know exactly how to run a 200meter race you can estimate what there is you need to do for this 4x400. You get a great start and you break the stagger. This puts in the best position on the track. Now the race is head to head but its only the first leg. You come off the last curve and you see your teammate waving you in the exchange zone. You give all you got for the last 50 meters and push hard enough for you teammate to receive a good exchange. This is what makes the race even more exciting because it looks like the winners will be you. But the real reason why the 4x400 isn't as easy as it looks is because it takes commitment and giving up cant be an option.
Exchange from the secaond runner to the thrid was marvalious and even the thrid to the fourth but now the foruth runner has to bring it in. All they got everything they can give has to be given in order for their team to get first place. Your teamate comes hard off the curve and right intto the staright away. Knees high and arms pumping hard. Sweat dripping and heart raceing. The oppent team and your team are neck to neck its 45meters left who will win. Your teamamtes dips at the finish just enough for your team to win!!! FIRST PLACE!
This is what Track and Field is all about. You give all you got snd you represent your team in the best way possible. Everyone is proud of you as a great athelte but overall you prove to many people that anything is possible with a little dedication!

ANYONE CAN BE A CHAMPION IF THEY FIGHT FOR IT!!!

Triple Jump

She sets up with her stretching routine, she steps back and sprints down the track like she bursted out the blocks she is moving fast.  as se gets ready for her first jump, she takes a hop, a step, and then the jump to land in the pit.  The marker yells "Mark" 14 inches she gets up and yells wih glory as she knows that she has won that meet for the triple jump with a remarkable jump.


Now as a triple jumper it is a little bit different from long jump the only different is there is a sequence instead of just running and jumping off a spring board, as a triple jumper you have to do two other things before just jumping into the sand pit.  the first step of the sequence is is the "Hop", the second is the "Step", and then thats when you take all you have left to jump as far as you can into the sand pit.

Long Jump

 The crowd is quiet as the jumper sets up his routine to jump.  He charges down the run way at top speed the crowd stands up and claps loud and louder as the athelete comes to the jumping point, they leap up high in the air floating far, soaring as if he/she was an eagle in the sky.  He sets their feet as he prepares to land the annoucers yells "Mark" 23 feet the excitement on his face is priceless the glory of preparing to jump that far signafies amazing training with the win at his hand he sets up to jump again.  He is really in the zone now focus eyes are set on the target he is ready as he looks up during his routine he pictures nobody around him and telling himself he has done this before.  He charges down the run way again this time the runway is on fire from the speed he is lashing out the crowd is yelling and clapping and screaming the adrenaline rushing through his blood he reaches the jumping mark he leaps higher and further than before he lands, the announcers eyes get big as if its the most amazing thing he has seen before he yells mark the athelete jumps up and yell with joy the marker says 25 feet this is an absolute victory for him and his team. With the gold around his neck and glory on his face he knows that with integreity and training anything is possible.   

Now long jump is one of the field events that has the crowd up on there feet, with the different techniques and routines from each athelete gets the crowd going.  Long jumping cosists of a skinny run way on the side of the field or in the middle of the field, a deep sand pit, the marker/announcer, and last but not least the athelete.  This event starts before all running events because there is alot of heats and the triple jump is right after it.  While long jumping you really dont need much except your steps and yourself after you do your warm up and routine you jump off a little spring board to give you a little bounce and height. Long jump is really simple if you know what you are doing.     

Time for Field Events!

All said and done when Track and Field gets intense all of us track runners, coaches and even the audience are at the edge of their seats. Sop when the points are all up and both teams fighting for first place it all comes down on the FIELD EVENTS of Track and Field. One in particular that will be discussed in this post is called shot put. This event requires a heavy ball which is called a shot as most of you'll should know.

Some basic background of shot put is mainly that it is recommended that a lot of time and effort is put towards becoming great in this. The reason is because that when we start talking about technique this is where it all needs to be focused on. Shot put is basically all about formation of the body but also the strenght as you all have figured out. Breaking down this event in its simplest form of explanation is; a person throws a heavy ball in a pushing motion as far as he or she can possibly throw it. "Putting" comes into play because, that's the motion that the shot and the person themselves do.
 Once a person can understand the main facts of this event they are prepared for the hardest part which is the technique of shot put. Breaking it down into four steps makes it a bit easier to put forward at least a try. Remember giving an effort in this event can give you a great start. The first step is to undersatnd the positioning of feet placement in the ring. As you all know the ring is the circle in which the thrower has to stay in at all times for any throw of his or hers to actually count. Secondly there is a certain way that the shot putter is suppoessed to hold his or her shot. This is very important because without holding the shot correctly, we all who understand track knows that is the result of whats called a foul throw. No one wants this and knowin this techique will help many pepare for as better outcome.
The next step is to get a spin. Now this spin has to be very powerful. This requires alot of help from your "POWER LEG". Your power leg is what leads the spin. With this spin and the focused of the positioning of your shot on your shoulder all has to be set right. The last and the most important step is the release of the shot. Shot put is all about the right timing. As a thrower you want to have a powerful spin then release the shot at the perfect time. Relaesing the shot requires you to "PUT" which is throwing the heavy ball as far as possible. When these important steps are done correctly you as a thrower or a future thrower should be all set on throwing as far as possible. Hey! Throw as far as the STARS!!