holly jolly christmas wrote:
Given that, sounds like the aerobic run's at low 6's guidance might be a bit quick. And for the anaerobic stuff, you're probably not gonna get much anaerobic work in doing low interval 200's at mile pace, unless maybe if you go super duper short rest. I think it's cool that you're giving them the how's and what's though and hitting a bunch of different components. GL
For clarification:
The stuff approaching 6 min pace would only be at the end of the runs, if they are feeling good. 6 min would be kind of a "speed limit" to make sure nobody is getting carried away. The specific instructions I give them for those runs are as follows, "if you are starting to feel tightness, or if it is getting tough, back the pace down until you feel like you are comfortably floating". Most of my faster kids will probably run the bulk of their mileage in the low 7 min range. My average type kids will be in the mid to high 7s.
the 200s would just be tacked on at the end of a run as a way to vary the stimulus a bit and keep their legs from going into shock when we start doing actual "workouts" later in the year.
When I write "power" at the end of a term (such as anaerobic power) I'm referring to the physilogical mechanisms by which the body produces energy/movement. For anaerobic power, the kids would work the glycolytic pathways a bit without accruing too much lactic acid.....at least that is the theory.
When I write "endurance" at the end of a term (such as aerobic endurance), I'm specifically referring to training the body's capacity to "endure" at a given effort level. So, aerobic endurance might not be too hard, because they are simply forcing their body to continue working aerobically for an extended period of time. If I wrote "anaerobic endurance" I'd be refering to a workout that would help the body endure a longer period at a higher work rate. That would connote a difficult workout....perhaps the short rest 200s you were referring to or 600s-800s at mile pace, or 400s-600s @ 800 pace.
I have my entire training template on my computer in my classroom. I can post it next time I go in.