Trainning

RealistSpy

How many days a week would you recommend to train a week. Am still on my holiday enjoying the sun but when I am back I have 3 weeks to get ready for the Woodies Senior ÄÖÄ

christeb

Tergat says 7 days bar sickness / injury, so that's what I'm aiming for...

ecoli

i train six but i am hoping to move up to seven in the coming weeks (one being recoery day

thirtyfoot

christeb wrote: »

Tergat says 7 days bar sickness / injury, so that's what I'm aiming for...

That won't apply to a sprinter which realistspy is and also especially in the run up to your biggest race of the season as a sprinter training 7 days a week in the run up to a big race will leave his racing on the training track. You will be starting to increase speed of your sessions, increasing the recovery, it will be mainly high quality workouts that require good recovery.

I would suggest you continue to train the same number of days you currently have been training but obviously focusing more on the quality. Block work, max speed running but still lacing in a bit of speed endurance. The last week then ease off and still maybe train the same number of days (or maybe one less than normal), do a shakeout warmup on D Day -2, rest up D Day -1 and be ready to rock and roll on D Day.

dna_leri

Tingle wrote: »

That won't apply to a sprinter which realistspy is and also especially in the run up to your biggest race of the season as a sprinter training 7 days a week in the run up to a big race will leave his racing on the training track. You will be starting to increase speed of your sessions, increasing the recovery, it will be mainly high quality workouts that require good recovery.

I would suggest you continue to train the same number of days you currently have been training but obviously focusing more on the quality. Block work, max speed running but still lacing in a bit of speed endurance. The last week then ease off and still maybe train the same number of days (or maybe one less than normal), do a shakeout warmup on D Day -2, rest up D Day -1 and be ready to rock and roll on D Day.

Tingle - if a sprinter is doing 3/4 sessions a week, plus weights/core/gym, will they do any running on the other 3/4 days a week? Is there any point in easy running /strides as endurance runner often do?

RacoonQueen

I generally do some sort of training every day...even if it's only a 30 minute cross training session but as Tingle says it depends on the type of runner you are.

thirtyfoot

dna_leri wrote: »

Tingle - if a sprinter is doing 3/4 sessions a week, plus weights/core/gym, will they do any running on the other 3/4 days a week? Is there any point in easy running /strides as endurance runner often do?

Depends on many variables I suppose.

How old they are in both age and training background terms. What time of the season etc. What time committments they or the coach has.

I'd say there is no point doing easy running or strides as an endurance runner would do. The focus should be recovery on the days you aren't hammering on the track. You could incorporate an easy recovery type tempo session (sprinters tempos as in intervals at an easy pace with a shortish recovery) on some days they are in the gym.

If you did 3 or 4 really good track sessions and even 2 or 3 really good gym session you'd be flying in my opinion but it varies.

Our group mostly train 5 days a week, will run mostly 4 of those and in the winter 5 and will double up at least 2 and sometimes 3 of those days with our gym session on an easier running day. So run on track and then fit in the weights afterwards. We have 2 full days rest most of the time and these rest days always precede our 2 hardest days on the track. Training 6 or 7 days as a sprinter can take a toll on the life of someone especially if they are busy with work or college or school. Its not like as a sprinter they can pop out for a 40 min run from home and be back and showered and fed in 60-90mins. Its usually a rigmarole of getting to track, warmup, drills, etc etc and can take time.

RealistSpy

Yeh I work weekend mainly Thusday - Saturday plus I have a 1year old.

Tingle@ I am starting 200m should i do 400m, 300 or 250m for 200m fitness? I hope to start getting sub 10 next year because I know I can but I just need the proper trainning. No place to run uphill or downhill in carlow. Am back trainning next week.