Endurance VS speed

[Mister Quebec]

I do a 2km run around the tracker every other day followed by two 200-meter sprintings and four 30-meter sprinting. I do the 2km to warm up. I've found out quickly that sprinting without warmup can hurt. Would not it be better to do stair-climbing instead? I can climb 13 times the stair in my building that has 15 floors every other day. It takes me about an hour.

[manup5183]

stairs will build power in quads and such with out really stretchingn them while in stride during a sprint so i guess.

[Lacrossejunkie]

in reality you should do all three... maybe not on the same day but, the 2K run will definately help build endurance, and the stairs will too while at the same time strengthening your legs. you might also want to run some hills, if theres any way to build endurance it is hils, warm up with a good mile run or so, and then after a short rest do some sprints up a hill. perfect for 4th quater conditioning. do something like distance and hills one day and sprints and stairs another.

[Holt D]

In a game, I think endurence is better. Your oppenent may be faster the first quater or so but come 4th quater, he'll be their and you'll still have the same speed.

[KGLAX10]

I run cross-country for my school, and i feel like that has helped me ALOT!, but I also do sprints on my easy run days, which are like every other day that I don't do long distance workouts. I think that you should definately do a monday, wednesday, friday endurance, and the rest sprinting.

Good Luck All

[Mister Quebec]

Thank you so much for all your advice. Please keep it coming.

Running around the running track is extremely boring. That's why I do only 2 kms. Cross-country running would be more fun. And it will help me to acquire balance that I lack. Sometimes I have the ball but have hard time to keep my balance because I have to make sure the ball is still with me, have to look where the net is, and try to find a teamate to pass too. Sometimes all I see is just a fuzzy image of colors. It's as if I did not have my glasses on. The running track does not at all for the balance. But what I sometimes do on it is running forward for 10 seconds, turning around to improve my balance, running backwards for a few seconds, running sidewide and turning alternatively and quickly on the other side, coming back forward, sprinting a bit. That's exhausting. Would that be preferable to do that routine for 5 minutes rather than 10 minutes of jogging? I sweat much more with the routine.

Cross-country sound fun. I'll try and let you know.

Another point: My left leg is quite a lot more strechable than the right one. Do you think that it becomes more strechable that my speed will increase accordingly?

[The Doors]

In a game, I think endurence is better. Your oppenent may be faster the first quater or so but come 4th quater, he'll be their and you'll still have the same speed.


Why not have both? The best players are lightning quick and can run for hours

[destructivelax]

Why not have both? The best players are lightning quick and can run for hours
but quickness is partially genetics too

[Mister Quebec]

Let me quote myself: "My left leg is quite a lot more strechable than the right one. Do you think that it becomes more strechable that my speed will increase accordingly?"

Maybe I should have said, "flexible". I can touch my rear easily with the heel of my left foot, but have to work much harder to touch it with my right foot. Hopefully this example will make my question clearer.