My sprint actually got better last year but it just takes me too long to get there. The real fast guys are 5-10 feet ahead of me in a flash, and stay at that distance the whole time. I need to fix that.
Back when I was young and racy, I could never match the guys with the short and fast acceleration in last 100 yards, and if I waited to react to them, I had no hope. What I figured out is that I was at my best winding up a 53x11 from 200+ meters and holding it to the line. It forced everyone else to react to my game, and play to my strengths. Wins started happening after that.