sprinting vs long distance?

Question

why is that that i am rather fast at sprinting but after doing a fast jog for 350metres i get tierd and want to rest, and after i sprint 100m i feel great and hardly tierd??

I went to the doctor at 2 weeks ago and i dont hav asma

im 6.1(187 cm) ft and weigh 144lbs(66 kg) and im 14 male

Answer 1

you just havent built up the stamina to run for that long yet. Short sprints mainly rely on short bursts of anerobic energy(it doesnt rely on breathing in oxegen as much) while jogging requires that you have good aerobic levels of fitness, ie good lung capacity. Its not as intense but it takes much more out of you in the long run. Look how tired 400metre sprinters are compared to the 100m guys after a race...

Answer 2

Sprinting fast is one thing, sprinting far is another. A long sprint like the 400 is nothing like the 1500 or CC. I have run sprints, long distance, and medium distance. Sprints are easy and pretty boring in my opinion because they start and them just sorta end and if your losing you can't push yourself harder and catch somebody. Long distances are boring because they just take too long. The 400 is probably my favorite race. I got good at it just by going out each day and trying to sprint as far as I could. Then I rested and did it again. I will warm you that with the 800 it's probably one of the most painful races, but it's an awesome feeling to just go out and sprint the whole way. To directly answer you question the reason is because your only used to sprinting 100 meters. Work your way up to 200, then 300, and then 400 just by sprinting far. But if you want to do it, I warm you it will hurt. Sprinters tend to be wimpy about pain when running, but maybe that's just a sterotype distance runners use to make of you. If you run the 400 and the 800, you can say the sprinters are wimpy and the distance runners are weak instead of having to pick.

Answer 3

You give no indication of age or conditioning. I am going to guess you are a teen and have not been running for very long. First, when you sprint, you are running anaerobically your energy comes from chemical reactions that do not use oxygen). You can only do this for a relatively short period. Distance running is aerobic (the energy comes from consuming fuel using oxygen). The above is a bit over simplified, but essentially the case. So you will never be able to keep up a sprint for very far. Secondly you are probably not in condition to run for longer distances. Your body needs to become accustomed to going further. You need to build up the strength and endurance in your lets. As you get stronger you will be able to run longer and faster.

Answer 4

When sprinting 350 meters you have used up your energy system that is used for short sprints. You must stress yourself to increase your body's ability to run further at top speed. In the 100 meters you have not run a long enough time to deplete the energy. You don't need to see a doctor there is nothing wrong with you. If you want to run long sprints you will have to do repeat intervals so your body can tolerate higher levels of lactic acid. It takes time to adapt to this type of racing.

Answer 5

The first fourteen seconds of a race, you are running on reserved energy. After that, you begin to burn calories to make energy, and this is why you feel tired after running more than 100 meters or so. To help you get over this, practice longer and harder... try running fartlicks or an up-tempo run to get you used to faster paces. And don't feel bad; some people are born with a naturally higher endurance, and some are born with the ability to go faster than most, but only over short distances.

Answer 6

Sprinting and distance running are actually two very different types of running...although 350m isn't really long distance, but clearly longer than 100m. Sprinting 100m is an anaerobic activity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_respiration) which uses a great deal of calf and quad muscle. The focus here is more on form and speed. For longer distances, an aerobic activity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_respiration), you need to focus on form, breathing, and pacing yourself. The muscles used here are more typically your hamstrings. This is probably an over-simplified description, but hopefully it sheds some light on your question.

Answer 7

i'm in track and i can relate to you. i can only run sprints. since sprinting is a quick outburst of energy and long distance is having to keep up the same pace for a long time it's hard to switch especially if you're a sprinter because you're use to a short distance at fast pace. i run the 100 and the 200m they're the best races anyways!

Answer 8

I bet you 100% that it is your breathing patterns, most sprinters have problems with regulating thier breathing during a longer distance run, because the body hasent been conditioned enough.

Sprinters breath in a quick pace in order to get a large amount of oxygen to keep them from passing out. However if a sprinter uses this in a long distance run, they tire themselves out and the body starts to shut itself down.

So next time you do this, try and regulate your breathing, you will find an improvement.

Answer 9

you probably have more fast twitch muscle fibers which are help in sprinting and explosion but not as many slow twitch which are what long distance runners have which help endurance and running long distance. Both kinds can be converted so which do you like better distance or sprinting and choose if you run track

Answer 10

100m is shorter then the 350m. I use to run the 100m and 200m and my coach wanted me to get the 400 down so you just need to practice and train hard so you dont get tired. The same thing happend to me but now after training I dont get tired anymore.