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my names kayla, i am 15, i`m turning 16 this week, on the 22nd. i am pretty young, but i`ve been through a lot more than most girls my age have so i find it easy to give advice. i do my best to answer every question. and if i offend you, or give you an answer you aren't happy with, feel free to be totally straight forward & give me some feedback. :) hope i can help you!
-kayla

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well i do indoor track and i've always been fast. but it seems like girls always seem to get infront of me. i was wondering if anyone had good ideas and advice on what shoes i should wear, like flats? i heard they really help. and like what brand and where i could find them.

also, if anyone has any tips of how i should run and use my arms. any input would be great!

i`m a pretty good sprinter.. so i guess i might be of some help. you just need to condition your body right. stretching is very important. the more flexible you are, the faster you'll go. one really good stretch my team does is called the inch worm. you put your feet together & touch your toes then you walk your hands forward, and then you walk your feet forward towards your hands. another good stretch is ankleing .. you move your ankles in circular motions. you should do high knees daily, i`m sure you've heard of those already, but you pick your knees up as high as you can and move as fast as you can at the same time, this helps to open up your stride. but besides stretches, when you run you need to keep your head up & look straight ahead, don't look behind you or at the people in the lanes next to you.. i focus by pretending that i`m just doing a time trial and i need to go as fast as i possibly can, it takes away a little bit of the pressure because i kind of forget there's anybody else on the track. you need to pump your arms, because it helps with energy. and about the shoes, i ran cross country so i already had a decent pair of spikes, most girls use there cross country spikes for indoor track.. you just cant screw in your metal spikes, and you have to make sure the soles don't have hard plastic spikes, they need to be rubber. i bought my shoes from Road Runner, you may have one near your home, so check your phone book..if you don't check out this website, you can order them online..
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/womensshoes/womensrunning/womenstrackandfield/list/?_requestid=37696
i hope i helped.

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