Thomas Jefferson Track & Field

 

Practice : Friday, March 03, 2006

 

Workout purpose – Strength, LA Tolerance & Race Pacing

Emphasis – Quality, not quantity.  Should be striving to hit targets, not just to make it through workout.

 

Please make every attempt to stagger athletes on track so they are not running into each other.

 

Team Warm-up (All but Mid/Distance)

·        ¼ mile jog followed by ¼ mile skips

·        Full movement series

 

Coach Allen’s Group :

1 lap jog

 

6 x Broken 200’s – Athlete will run at 75% effort through the first 100, then sprint the final 100.  Recovery should be about 7 to 8 minutes with a walk/jog recovery.

            Targets : Men – 1st 100 in 19-21 sec, Final 100 in 11-12 sec.

                             Women 1st 100 in 22-24 sec, Final 100 in 13-14 sec.

If athlete is going through the first 100 in a significantly faster and/or slower pace, they should be stopped and should start again.

Full Recovery (15 minutes – if time allows)

4 x 30-30-30 – accelerates through first 30, jog next 30, accelerate through final 30

 

If time allows, chase downs vs. Bonner’s group.  Have them pair up and the one in Bonner’s group starts at about 150 meters, sprints past the athlete in Allen’s group who is at the 100 meter point and at some point (20 meters past?) start Allen’s athlete

 

 

Coach Bonner’s Group :

 

1 lap jog

 

4 x Broken 400’s – Athlete will run at about 50% effort through first 100, 75% effort through second 100, then all out sprint in final 200.  Emphasis should be on hitting target times, especially in final 200. Recovery should be 10 minutes between sets.  While that may seem like a long time, it is necessary for this exercise.

Targets: Men – 1st 100 in about 25-27 sec, 2nd 100 in about 20-22 sec, Final                                    200 in sub 27 sec.

Women – 1st 100 in about 30-32 sec, 2nd 100 in about 25-27 sec, Final 200 in sub 32 (Ivory should be attempting to hit sub 30)

 If athlete is running the 1st or 2nd 100 in a significantly different than target, stop them in the process and have them start again.

 

Full recovery (about 15 minutes)

 

4 x 30-30-30 – accelerates through first 30, jog next 30, accelerate through final 30

 

Chase downs vs. Coach Bonner’s group – If time allows.

 

Coach Prim and Wilson’s Group :

 

400 meter jog

 

4x2x 200 meters – 4 sets of 2 repetitions of 200 meters

 

200 – 2 minute recovery – 200

5 minute recovery

Repeat above 3 times

 

Targets: Men – 35 seconds (if they start running below that time, they should be told that they have just established a benchmark for themselves and should try to hit that same target time for each rep)

   Women – 42 seconds (same as above for any who are running below this time)

 

10 minute recovery

 

6 x 50 meter accelerations

 

Static stretching

 

Coach Caleb’s Group :

 

Warm-up – 15 minutes, slightly slower than AT pace, followed by stretching.

 

5 x 1000 meters – with 10 minute recovery between reps

 

Targets: Dan should be trying to hit 3:00, Ben should be at 3:20, Gauge how Steve and Mason are doing, but I imagine they should be at about 3:00 as well.

If athletes hit first four in near or below target, fifth can be skipped if you feel it is in the best interest of athlete

 

Few minutes recovery, then 3 x 200 at 35/33/31 – Should be a bit fatigued while attempting these, recovery between 200’s should be a walk/jog recovery to start.

 

 

 

Coach Cohen’s Group (Throwers) – Coach Prim or Wilson should handle this, with the other working with the 4x2x200 group described above.

 

Warm up with team

 

Weight room – Day 2 lifts (arms and legs) – should be approx 45 minutes

 

10 x 30 meter accelerations on the track

 

Athletes can be excused after the 30’s

 

Shot work, if they want to do it.  Perhaps Coach Prim can work with anyone who sticks around.