 All right, everybody what is going on welcome back to another video in today's video as you can see by the title We're gonna be going down to the track for the first time literally well actually it's the first time in like Jesus I'd have to say about 15 years. I'm 28 now the last time I was in an athletics club Which is the last time lo and behold I've been on an athletics track Was when I was 12 years old and I was fully into being an athlete trying to be the best athlete possible I went to Sunday Saturday meetings at the track I probably only did about five or six before I quit because I was playing rugby and that took my Saturdays, but um That was the last time I was on a track. So age 12. I'm 28 now It's been 16 years and I can't fucking wait as you saw in my previous video. I bought my first pair of Spikes my first pair of track shoes because I want to put down some times man. I want to work on my speed I want to be I want to be using a track, you know, that's something I've wanted to do for years Literally years of living in Alice Springs wanting to to run on a track But all they had was a grassy field with a 400 meter loop around it And that's not motivating to go and train with and that's the reason why I didn't do it and why you haven't seen it on the channel. So Today we're gonna We're gonna head down to the track. I'm not gonna call it football trainer. I'm gonna call it just something like my first time on a track or Timing my 40-hour dash again or timing my hundred meter dash because I'm not exactly sure what I'm gonna do Basically, the story is I've gone down there yesterday for the first time I checked it out. I went up I met the guy who he must be in management there or something. It's basically it's a It's a rugby field with a track around the outside. So there's a grandstand. They use it for rugby matches on the weekend But from Monday to Friday from 4 till 7 p.m. They have a casual entry Basis the public can use it from 4 till 7 p.m. On weekdays. So today is Thursday Thursday my phone's off. It's Thursday the 21st of February and I'm about to go down for my very first time So I'm gonna take my spikes. I'm gonna take my cones I'm gonna take my football just in case because there is a rugby field there. It really does look like a great facility So, you know what I went out I bought the hat I Haven't got compression tights yet, which which sucks because I really do want them Maybe I'm gonna buy them on the way. I might actually drop into a sports store on the way and buy them But if not, I'll just be running in shorts. I think And that's it I'll have my spikes finally so I can run on it I can I can feel what it's actually like to be a track athlete and and that's something You know, that's something I've wanted to do for ages and it's something that I firmly believe will increase my performance Slightly I'm not, you know, I'm not asking for any miracles But I do feel like I'm gonna feel a slight bit like more bouncy and springy On the track, but I wouldn't know because I've literally never done it or I haven't done it in 12 years And I'll tell you what I know I've never owned a pair of track spikes And the last time that I ran on track, which was at age 12 like I was talking about I wore socks And I actually taped them I put I put masking tape around my socks around my ankle and around Underneath the arch of my foot To obviously keep them on my foot as best I could, you know, I didn't want to run in bare feet I don't even know if we were allowed. We probably weren't but we were allowed to run in socks And so that's what I did. I'm about to go and pick up my daughter and her mum and We're all gonna head down there as family Just like we used to down at the rugby field and We'll see how it goes So I'll see you down there. I cannot wait as you probably tell I'm bloody excited. I want to get fast I want to get my speed back man. I want to get my agility my speed. I Want to get I want to get faster. That's why I'm excited. You know, I'm not excited to make this video I'm not excited to get the views and likes and all that stuff. I'm excited internally Because I used to be pretty quick. I used to be pretty fast That was my best attribute on the field and right now I don't feel like I am and it's firmly because of the fact that I have not sprinted in months You know, and that's my fault. It's because I haven't been motivated to but I'm hoping that because I've bought those shoes because we're heading down to a track I'm gonna be motivated. It's gonna feel good And I'm gonna want to go there day after day to get faster and faster and actually work on it because With my football training with training that's happened my cardio training that I've been doing over the last few months It's been very sporadic. I've pretty much put all of it up on my YouTube channel So for anyone wondering I've probably done about 15 days of actual American football training in total And we got to work on that and it starts today. So I'll see you down there Next minute. All right guys. We made it. Would you have a look at that? How beautiful does that look? I've got to be honest. I actually came down here yesterday. I didn't bring the camera because Lo and behold, I think Thursday's our training day and it was packed with about a hundred people So I didn't bring the camera. I did come over here run a few laps A few 40s or what I thought was a 40 but today I brought down the Timing gates. I've got my camera. There's only three other people here. So it's fantastic. I've got the whole place to myself We've got a proper track. I mean, I couldn't be happier. So I have tried the shoes on they were uncomfortable as hell I feel like there are there's got to be more comfortable versions of it. I feel like It's probably the cheap version of like a $300 shoe that I got for a hundred bucks but you know what I'm gonna do a few warm-ups and then test out the equipment Make sure it's going and We'll get a few times and I mean, hopefully, you know fingers crossed to get a PB today. So I've got it set out to 40 yards. I'm actually gonna be starting from this line behind me This line right here. We're gonna be starting from so I'll bring the camera back Interesting guys, you know, I went out and bought spikes to To Like I was talking about to motivate myself to come and train but you know The other reason is to legitimately make me make me fast drop the mark So I can get a faster time and I can clock a faster 40 yard dash. So that's what I want to do You know, the thing I'm actually the most nervous about is is running running a good time and then getting back here and finding out that the Equipment didn't work because that that does happen a lot. So we're gonna choose a new workout a Running workout, we're gonna go 40 yards With an interval at 20 yards, we're gonna start that sabatestra. I've got my glasses, which is stupid Okay moment of truth Nope, of course it didn't work. Fuck's sake. I Need a second way of timing myself. I might need to put the camera down there at the finish. Oh, well, can I try again? That is annoying though fingers crossed tell me it worked and it didn't I Think I might need to put this Going by the end do another woman. Hopefully it records bring the spot. It did record though that one didn't record properly I'm at risk of puffing myself out already. I need to give myself good break and try once more And hope that it works All right, so I just did one one more warm-up. It did record 703 I'm gonna try and get 4.68 or under This is it. I guess I had one more warm-up. I completely choked just then I did not want to embarrass myself in front of those people They're actual runners So I just focused on my start focused on powering through keeping low I don't even know if I was low. This is the one. This is the one that's gonna be pb It's got to control my heart rate For the last one, not only did I forget to turn the camera back on for two sprints But neither of them recorded Wow now that's a winner I'm gonna do it one more time Focus on focus on staying low powering through in those first few steps But trying to keep my legs going faster, right? They feel like they're going quite slow, you know Sluggish ain't nothing feel like the first sprint of the day. I'll tell you that much But I'll tell you ain't nothing. Oh ain't nothing feel like Not recording a sprint What I will say is that regardless of the time regardless of how many times it's not worked. I am having a lot of fun And I knew I would just as expected I don't know what I'm doing wrong with this thing. Hey, I really don't think this might be the last one Pray to God That it records if not all good. I've done 10 40-yard dashes at least I don't think I've done 10 now Maybe eight maybe nine. I'm not sure Last one. I'm gonna keep a stopwatch in my hand I'm gonna stop it when I Pass the yellow cone you guys are gonna have to you guys gonna have to believe me But I need a time in my head I'm gonna get Get my breath back once again and go. I probably lost my my real burst of speed off the line after about four four goes and I want to get home, so It's all good. I just felt like I had to come down obviously after talking that big spear at home And I didn't bring out the camera yesterday. I was real disappointed. So it's good that I've come down again It's getting used to these shoes getting used to the start I'm gonna finish off with a fatigued hundred meters I'm gonna time using the stopwatch. I'll go down there. I'll come this way And that'll be it Done one thing I did doing that one Focused on my breathing. I Need to look like four breaths the whole the whole race Whereas normally I'd take four breaths in a 40-yard dash felt I didn't feel protect as much so With that being said I'm gonna do another one