Training
The actual nuts and bolts of it
Decision Making in Coaching
• Heuristics- Creating “Rules of Thumb”
• Close enough to right without messy details
• Conceptualize
• *Recommended Read: AntiFragile by Nassim Talib
• This is what we are trying to do…
• Balance
Speed
Endurance
Classification
General
Speed
Specific General
Endurance
Support Support
Direct
Support
Direct
Support
SPEED Endurance
6x60m with
full rest 13mile long
run
Ex for 5k
runner:
or
3x1mile
with 90sec
rest @ 5k
goal pace
Starting off:
Questionnaire and Dialogue
• Assess:
• Aerobic Abilities
• Mileage, Long run, paces
• Speed/Anaerobic Abilities
• Workout strengths, weaknesses, examples
• Get examples of avg. workout in each area
• Assess Recovery time for each
• Overtraining/staleness clues
• ASK- mileage, workout types, what causes staleness
• Injuries
• Peaking
• Training Log
Add what is not there
• Examples:
• Pro’s:
• Jake Edwards (3:58 miler)- Pure Speed
• Tommy Schmitz (3:56 miler)-
• Jackie Areson (15:12 5k)- Aerobic work
• Felix Heintschel (8:40 steeple)- consistency
• Sara Hall (52:54- 10 miler)- Longer aerobic work- BALANCE
• College:
• Drevan Anderson-Kaapa (1:49.0)- Aerobic strength
• Yonas Tesfai (1:48.4)- high end aerobic work + Pure Speed!
• Janae Bottoms (4:31 1500)- Threshold
• Brian Barraza (14:12 5k/29:42 10k XC)- Mileage/general aerobic
Training:
• Workout Progressions
• Overall Periodization
PROGRESSIONS
• Workout Example: Specific Endurance for 5k- Jackie Areson (15:12
5k)
• Every 3-4 weeks
Progress Everything
Dec. 4mi alternating 400m/ 1000m (4:58 pace/6:00min pace)
January 4mi alternating 500m/ 1000m (4:56 pace/6:00min pace)
February 4mi alternating 600m/ 1000m (4:52pace/5:53min pace)
March 4mi alternating 700m/900m (74 pace, 5:52 pace) ALTITUDE (5:33avg)
April 3mi alternating 800 in 2:30/2:50. 3min rest. 1.5mi of alternating 400 in 72 400
in 86ish.
May (1k,1800,1mi, 800) with 400m jog rest (3:01, 5:32, 4:48, 2:14)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
16.5 17 17.5 18 18.5 19 19.5
1st
test
2nd
test
4/30/
12
MAX
Test 1:
61.8-13.7
Test 2:
59.8 14.2
Test 4-
58.7 -14.2
Mile Speed progressions
• Tommy Schmitz-3:56.45 mile (June 5th)
March 28th 3 sets of (500, 400, 300) with 75sec rest AND 4min between sets
goal-74, 58, 43
April 10th 900- (1:59 through 800)
600-1:26
2x400-57 with 2min rest 4min rest between sets
May 8th 4x400 58 w/ 1min rest
3x400 57
1x400 56 4min rest b/t sets
May-26th 600-1:25,
4x400-57 with 1min rest
500- 1:11
2:30 rest b/t sets
Sprint Progression
6x8sec Hill Sprints
8x8sec HS
10x8sec HS
4x60m flat sprints
8x10sec HS
5x80m flat sprints
10x10sec HS
2x60m, 2x80m, 2x100m
8x10sec HS + 1x25sec MAX
4x60m, 1x150m AMX
4x100m + 2x170m MAX
OVERALL PERIODIZATION
HS Training
Monday Tuesday Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
LT-25min, split 6xHS, 2x20sec
hills
Hill Circuit 2 Long run
LT-20min,
3min rest, 6min
at 10kish
4x100m,
2x150m sprints
10miler
will-54:30
BASE: (for two kids who ended up running 8:54 and 9:15)
Circuit 2: 3x the following w/ 5min rest”
400m- 85 10x full squats
200-40 10xpush ups
200-40
10xsingle leg squats
200-40
10xsquat jumps
200-35
10xbound
100-fast
HS Training
• Mid-Season
-Aerobic Fartlek starting at
threshold working down to
10k pace (20min total of hard
work)
9x200m w/
200m jog
33’s down,
last one in
28.0 (going
14.9, 13.1)
Kingwood
True Team
(will tony
down
week)
(9:12-ry
21
800,400,800, w/ 45sec rest at
3200, slow lap jog
,600m at 3200, 3x150 w/ 50m
jog, 150s at threshold, 600m
at 3200 down to mi pace
5min easy,
5min steady
(mid 5’s), 5
easy, 5
steady, 5
easy, 5min
of 10sec
hard, 50sec
easy
Klein
Relays
(4:16,4:19w
ill,
9:38tony)_
28
HS Training-Peak
Regionals
(9:01-1st,
9:15 PR-5th
Regionals
(4:13-1st,
4:30+…tired
)
3x800m
w/4min rest
first 600m at
3200m pace,
last 200m at
mile
(2:09,2:09,2:
11)
Medium
long
600,300 at
3200 pace,
4x200m at
mile pace w/
200 jog b/t
everything
easy+strides State
State
Champ-3200
(9:00, splits
4:42, 4:18,
2:04 last half
(60 last lap)
5th-1600m-
4:17- looked
tired
Peaking- mid May
College XC- September 15th
• Brian Barraza- 4th at South Central Regionals-29:43- NCAA
Qualifier as a Soph
Mon- 6:45-
campus
7:00-herman
Tuesday- 7:30-
on campus
Wed-7:15- to
herman (7:30 at
herman)
Thursday-
7:45am
Fri-7:30- on
campus
Sat- 6:50- at
memorial
Sun-on own
Brian-
Alternating
600/1k-
5.5mi of
alternating
600-4:50
pace/ 5:45
pace
2:30-
STRENGTH
9mi
5mi, 8x10sec
HS, 2mi c/d
2:30-TEAM
MEETING/C
LASS
9mi
9mi
run
1.5mi w/up
and c/d
Brian-7.5mi
progression
tempo
(start- 5:38,
5:30, 5:21,
5:11, 5:03,
4:58, 4:51,
2:24)
Cross-Train
September 28
Mon- 7:05 to
herman (7:20 at
herman
Tuesday- 7:30-
on campus
Wed- Thursday- 7:00-
to spots park.
Fri-7:15- to
herman
Sat- long run-
memorial- 7:00
meet there (by
pool…)
Sun-on own
Brian-
800/800-
6mi of
alternating
800- 2:25/
2:45
2:30-
STRENGTH
9mi
,
9mi
Brian,
James,
Blake,
Yonas-
2mi- 10:00
3min rest
4x200m
hills
3min rest
4x1min
on/off-5k
effort
8mi
Secondary
run-5-6mi
Brian-14mi
Cross-train
Middle of October
Brian,
Yonas-
WITH ME
8x1k w/
2min rest-
ON GRASS
(avg- 2:50-
>2:42)
2:30-
STRENGTH
and Team
Draft
9mi
9mi
2x800
world
championsh
ips
(Brian-
2:01/1:59)
PM-5mi easy
9mi
Long run
13mi- Brian Cross-Train
Peaking
Mon- 7:15 to
herman
Tuesday- 7:15-
herman (7:30 at
herman)
Wed—7:40- on
campus
Thursday-
DEPART FOR
REGIONALS
Friday-
REGIONALS
Sat-RETURN
home
Sun-on own
Brian, Yonas
1mi-5:00
1200-3:40
800-2:22
400-68
2:30-
STRENGTH
8-Brian, Brian
3mi,
4x30sec
strides, 2mi
easy
2:30 Team
meeting
Jog first 5k,
strides, jog
finish loop
REGIONALS
- RUN
FAST!!
(4th-
29:43-
Killed it)
Brian-11mi Shakeout-
4-5mi or X-
train
depending
on how you
felt
Sara Hall
Racing Schedule- 2014
• 4/06/14- US 10-mile champs- 2nd- 52:54 (*under American Record)
• 4/22/14- US Road mile champs- 4:33.81 -3rd
• 5/04/14- Stanford 3k steeple- 9:42.10 -3rd
• 5/08/14- Twin Cities road mile-rained out…
• 5/18/14- Bay to Breakers- 12k- 40:27 -2nd
• 6/14/14- NYRR women’s 10k- 33:02- 4th American
• 7/4/14- 2nd at US 10k champs
• Appendix Burst- 8/20
• Then…
• Tufts Road 10k- 32:13
• 4th at US 12k champs (38:47)
• Won 3x72min Half marathon wins, 53:54 10mi win
BIG MODULATION!
The past 2 weeks- Training for Marathon
2mi w/up
8x1km w/
2min jog- goal
10k effort w/
work down
last 2-3
2mi c/d
Fasted-10mi Rhythm
changing-
2mi w/up
15x1min
on/off- 5k
effort
2mi c/d
Easy double
(shorter split
double Easy- single
run
16mi tempo
working on
carb intake
6:09 Average
at 8,400 FEET
(5:41 at sea
level
conversion)
easy-
Mileage-95
5
9mi
PM-4-5mi
easy
2mi warm up
5x1mile with
2min easy
Goal 5:20s at
8,400 feet
(5:03 at sea
level)
2mi cool down
13mi medium
long run
Two runs of 4
to 5mi- easy
recovery on
one
2mi warm up
4x400- 70
4x300- 50
4x200-30
200m jog b/t
reps, 400m
jog b/t sets
Single run-
short- almost
like an “off”
day- so 5-6mi
easy
2hr
medium/easy
run (1hr easy
then 1min
pickups every
5min)
mileage- 75
• What changes from HS to college to Pro?
• Volume (workouts, total mileage, etc.)
• Density (more moderate workouts included)
• More “stuff”
• Shorter build of base
• Elites have only 2-3weeks of “running only” training
• Freshman HS- might spend entire summer doing just mileage and
strides
• Longer specific period
• Competitive period
• HS- 4-6 weeks
• College- 6-8 weeks
• Pro- 8-12 weeks
What’s different between HS,
college, and Pro’s?
Monday Tuesday Wed. Thur Fri Sat Sunday
HS “elite”
base
20min
tempo
7mi easy 7mi +
6xHS
7mi 7mi easy 12mi long
run
off
College 20min LT +
2x3min
@10k pace
9mi easy 6mi, 8xHS,
2mi
9mi easy 8mi with
6x30sec
surge at
5k-10k
pace
14mi 5mi
Pro 8mi w/
8xHS
30min
split LT
PM-4mi
11mi 6mi/6mi
with
8x30sec
surges in
the middle
4mi,
20x200 w/
200 jog
(3k-1mi
pace), 3mi
c/d
16mi run
w/ last
15min
pickup
9mi
Comparing Training-5k Base

How do HS, College, and Elites actually train?

  • 1.
    Training The actual nutsand bolts of it
  • 2.
    Decision Making inCoaching • Heuristics- Creating “Rules of Thumb” • Close enough to right without messy details • Conceptualize • *Recommended Read: AntiFragile by Nassim Talib
  • 3.
    • This iswhat we are trying to do… • Balance Speed Endurance
  • 4.
    Classification General Speed Specific General Endurance Support Support Direct Support Direct Support SPEEDEndurance 6x60m with full rest 13mile long run Ex for 5k runner: or 3x1mile with 90sec rest @ 5k goal pace
  • 5.
    Starting off: Questionnaire andDialogue • Assess: • Aerobic Abilities • Mileage, Long run, paces • Speed/Anaerobic Abilities • Workout strengths, weaknesses, examples • Get examples of avg. workout in each area • Assess Recovery time for each • Overtraining/staleness clues • ASK- mileage, workout types, what causes staleness • Injuries • Peaking • Training Log
  • 6.
    Add what isnot there • Examples: • Pro’s: • Jake Edwards (3:58 miler)- Pure Speed • Tommy Schmitz (3:56 miler)- • Jackie Areson (15:12 5k)- Aerobic work • Felix Heintschel (8:40 steeple)- consistency • Sara Hall (52:54- 10 miler)- Longer aerobic work- BALANCE • College: • Drevan Anderson-Kaapa (1:49.0)- Aerobic strength • Yonas Tesfai (1:48.4)- high end aerobic work + Pure Speed! • Janae Bottoms (4:31 1500)- Threshold • Brian Barraza (14:12 5k/29:42 10k XC)- Mileage/general aerobic
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.
    • Workout Example:Specific Endurance for 5k- Jackie Areson (15:12 5k) • Every 3-4 weeks Progress Everything Dec. 4mi alternating 400m/ 1000m (4:58 pace/6:00min pace) January 4mi alternating 500m/ 1000m (4:56 pace/6:00min pace) February 4mi alternating 600m/ 1000m (4:52pace/5:53min pace) March 4mi alternating 700m/900m (74 pace, 5:52 pace) ALTITUDE (5:33avg) April 3mi alternating 800 in 2:30/2:50. 3min rest. 1.5mi of alternating 400 in 72 400 in 86ish. May (1k,1800,1mi, 800) with 400m jog rest (3:01, 5:32, 4:48, 2:14)
  • 10.
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16.5 17 17.518 18.5 19 19.5 1st test 2nd test 4/30/ 12 MAX Test 1: 61.8-13.7 Test 2: 59.8 14.2 Test 4- 58.7 -14.2
  • 11.
    Mile Speed progressions •Tommy Schmitz-3:56.45 mile (June 5th) March 28th 3 sets of (500, 400, 300) with 75sec rest AND 4min between sets goal-74, 58, 43 April 10th 900- (1:59 through 800) 600-1:26 2x400-57 with 2min rest 4min rest between sets May 8th 4x400 58 w/ 1min rest 3x400 57 1x400 56 4min rest b/t sets May-26th 600-1:25, 4x400-57 with 1min rest 500- 1:11 2:30 rest b/t sets
  • 12.
    Sprint Progression 6x8sec HillSprints 8x8sec HS 10x8sec HS 4x60m flat sprints 8x10sec HS 5x80m flat sprints 10x10sec HS 2x60m, 2x80m, 2x100m 8x10sec HS + 1x25sec MAX 4x60m, 1x150m AMX 4x100m + 2x170m MAX
  • 13.
  • 14.
    HS Training Monday TuesdayWed Thurs Fri Sat Sun LT-25min, split 6xHS, 2x20sec hills Hill Circuit 2 Long run LT-20min, 3min rest, 6min at 10kish 4x100m, 2x150m sprints 10miler will-54:30 BASE: (for two kids who ended up running 8:54 and 9:15) Circuit 2: 3x the following w/ 5min rest” 400m- 85 10x full squats 200-40 10xpush ups 200-40 10xsingle leg squats 200-40 10xsquat jumps 200-35 10xbound 100-fast
  • 15.
    HS Training • Mid-Season -AerobicFartlek starting at threshold working down to 10k pace (20min total of hard work) 9x200m w/ 200m jog 33’s down, last one in 28.0 (going 14.9, 13.1) Kingwood True Team (will tony down week) (9:12-ry 21 800,400,800, w/ 45sec rest at 3200, slow lap jog ,600m at 3200, 3x150 w/ 50m jog, 150s at threshold, 600m at 3200 down to mi pace 5min easy, 5min steady (mid 5’s), 5 easy, 5 steady, 5 easy, 5min of 10sec hard, 50sec easy Klein Relays (4:16,4:19w ill, 9:38tony)_ 28
  • 16.
    HS Training-Peak Regionals (9:01-1st, 9:15 PR-5th Regionals (4:13-1st, 4:30+…tired ) 3x800m w/4minrest first 600m at 3200m pace, last 200m at mile (2:09,2:09,2: 11) Medium long 600,300 at 3200 pace, 4x200m at mile pace w/ 200 jog b/t everything easy+strides State State Champ-3200 (9:00, splits 4:42, 4:18, 2:04 last half (60 last lap) 5th-1600m- 4:17- looked tired Peaking- mid May
  • 17.
    College XC- September15th • Brian Barraza- 4th at South Central Regionals-29:43- NCAA Qualifier as a Soph Mon- 6:45- campus 7:00-herman Tuesday- 7:30- on campus Wed-7:15- to herman (7:30 at herman) Thursday- 7:45am Fri-7:30- on campus Sat- 6:50- at memorial Sun-on own Brian- Alternating 600/1k- 5.5mi of alternating 600-4:50 pace/ 5:45 pace 2:30- STRENGTH 9mi 5mi, 8x10sec HS, 2mi c/d 2:30-TEAM MEETING/C LASS 9mi 9mi run 1.5mi w/up and c/d Brian-7.5mi progression tempo (start- 5:38, 5:30, 5:21, 5:11, 5:03, 4:58, 4:51, 2:24) Cross-Train
  • 18.
    September 28 Mon- 7:05to herman (7:20 at herman Tuesday- 7:30- on campus Wed- Thursday- 7:00- to spots park. Fri-7:15- to herman Sat- long run- memorial- 7:00 meet there (by pool…) Sun-on own Brian- 800/800- 6mi of alternating 800- 2:25/ 2:45 2:30- STRENGTH 9mi , 9mi Brian, James, Blake, Yonas- 2mi- 10:00 3min rest 4x200m hills 3min rest 4x1min on/off-5k effort 8mi Secondary run-5-6mi Brian-14mi Cross-train
  • 19.
    Middle of October Brian, Yonas- WITHME 8x1k w/ 2min rest- ON GRASS (avg- 2:50- >2:42) 2:30- STRENGTH and Team Draft 9mi 9mi 2x800 world championsh ips (Brian- 2:01/1:59) PM-5mi easy 9mi Long run 13mi- Brian Cross-Train
  • 20.
    Peaking Mon- 7:15 to herman Tuesday-7:15- herman (7:30 at herman) Wed—7:40- on campus Thursday- DEPART FOR REGIONALS Friday- REGIONALS Sat-RETURN home Sun-on own Brian, Yonas 1mi-5:00 1200-3:40 800-2:22 400-68 2:30- STRENGTH 8-Brian, Brian 3mi, 4x30sec strides, 2mi easy 2:30 Team meeting Jog first 5k, strides, jog finish loop REGIONALS - RUN FAST!! (4th- 29:43- Killed it) Brian-11mi Shakeout- 4-5mi or X- train depending on how you felt
  • 21.
    Sara Hall Racing Schedule-2014 • 4/06/14- US 10-mile champs- 2nd- 52:54 (*under American Record) • 4/22/14- US Road mile champs- 4:33.81 -3rd • 5/04/14- Stanford 3k steeple- 9:42.10 -3rd • 5/08/14- Twin Cities road mile-rained out… • 5/18/14- Bay to Breakers- 12k- 40:27 -2nd • 6/14/14- NYRR women’s 10k- 33:02- 4th American • 7/4/14- 2nd at US 10k champs • Appendix Burst- 8/20 • Then… • Tufts Road 10k- 32:13 • 4th at US 12k champs (38:47) • Won 3x72min Half marathon wins, 53:54 10mi win
  • 22.
    BIG MODULATION! The past2 weeks- Training for Marathon 2mi w/up 8x1km w/ 2min jog- goal 10k effort w/ work down last 2-3 2mi c/d Fasted-10mi Rhythm changing- 2mi w/up 15x1min on/off- 5k effort 2mi c/d Easy double (shorter split double Easy- single run 16mi tempo working on carb intake 6:09 Average at 8,400 FEET (5:41 at sea level conversion) easy- Mileage-95 5 9mi PM-4-5mi easy 2mi warm up 5x1mile with 2min easy Goal 5:20s at 8,400 feet (5:03 at sea level) 2mi cool down 13mi medium long run Two runs of 4 to 5mi- easy recovery on one 2mi warm up 4x400- 70 4x300- 50 4x200-30 200m jog b/t reps, 400m jog b/t sets Single run- short- almost like an “off” day- so 5-6mi easy 2hr medium/easy run (1hr easy then 1min pickups every 5min) mileage- 75
  • 23.
    • What changesfrom HS to college to Pro? • Volume (workouts, total mileage, etc.) • Density (more moderate workouts included) • More “stuff” • Shorter build of base • Elites have only 2-3weeks of “running only” training • Freshman HS- might spend entire summer doing just mileage and strides • Longer specific period • Competitive period • HS- 4-6 weeks • College- 6-8 weeks • Pro- 8-12 weeks What’s different between HS, college, and Pro’s?
  • 24.
    Monday Tuesday Wed.Thur Fri Sat Sunday HS “elite” base 20min tempo 7mi easy 7mi + 6xHS 7mi 7mi easy 12mi long run off College 20min LT + 2x3min @10k pace 9mi easy 6mi, 8xHS, 2mi 9mi easy 8mi with 6x30sec surge at 5k-10k pace 14mi 5mi Pro 8mi w/ 8xHS 30min split LT PM-4mi 11mi 6mi/6mi with 8x30sec surges in the middle 4mi, 20x200 w/ 200 jog (3k-1mi pace), 3mi c/d 16mi run w/ last 15min pickup 9mi Comparing Training-5k Base