I am a self-taught sprinter. I'm 27, so that sorta puts me up there in age when it comes to competitive sprinting. I don't have much experience in competition, as I have just recently (a week ago) competed for the first time. Previous to this sprint training (which started back in 2004, off and on),...

You can always train to be faster. Starting out, you want to direct your training to becoming a better conditioned athlete. You improve your conditioning and everything else will line up better. 1. Quantity for conditioning, Quality for sprints 2. Eat better (increase water intake, decrease processe...