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Track Workout - 200s

Objective: Move the threshold up by crossing it repeatedly.

Warm Up10 minutes - loosen muscles, lubricate joints, 400 easy, 800 with 20-second strides
Group 1
Main Set

10 x 200 at 200 sprint speed plus about 5 seconds.

WALK 200 following each 200 sprint. The goal is complete recovery between sprints. If you cannot talk before starting the next 200, you are going too hard.

Group 2
Main Set

Drill about 5 minutes (infield) and then run 800m moderate pace with specific focus

DrillRun Focus
Skipping lifting knee to hip heightLift heels straight up toward your butt
Running lifting knee to hip heightLift heels straight up toward your butt

Group 3
Main Set

30 minutes of form intervals - 1 minute on, 1 minute off
The 10-minute segments will include Coach Bill's description of the form focus points

  • 10 minutes form focus 1: Maintain the "C" shape
  • 10 minutes form focus 2: Land midfoot
  • 10 minutes combined focus 1 & 2
Cool Down15 minutes - walk 400, stretch for remainder of 15 minutes

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