do you ever mix the two?
are you a cookie cutter coach who puts all track runners on the same training regimen?
my original question, just because you are training for a half marathon or some other event, are you able to SEGREGATE you own training and goals and make them completely separate from the atheletes that you are coaching? do you put your runners first?
the best runners on the team shall run. regaurdless of what grade or color they are.
I'm a little confused by your questions... so I'll just explain how I do things.
Usually with my own training, I attempt to do as much as possible within my time constraints. I run with the kids a lot of days and end up running a lot of workouts I wouldn't do if I was writing a training schedule for myself (a set of 400s for the kids, when it would be better for me to do a tempo run). The training I accomplish is not really ideal for the distances I want to race (10k, half-marathon), but I'm more focused on being a better coach than a better runner. I was still able to run a 1:13 half last fall while doing the training my athletes were for 5k.
With my athletes, I split up my kids into to main groups for track: distance and mid-distance. I write up a plan for each group for the season and make adjustments along the way. Some weeks remain exactly the same as I planned, and other weeks get changed entirely. Also, I make adjustments based on the athletes, their specific needs, and how they feel. All athletes have a plan, but I tailor it to meet their needs.
confused yo wrote:
I'm a little confused by your questions... so I'll just explain how I do things.
Usually with my own training, I attempt to do as much as possible within my time constraints. I run with the kids a lot of days and end up running a lot of workouts I wouldn't do if I was writing a training schedule for myself (a set of 400s for the kids, when it would be better for me to do a tempo run). The training I accomplish is not really ideal for the distances I want to race (10k, half-marathon), but I'm more focused on being a better coach than a better runner. I was still able to run a 1:13 half last fall while doing the training my athletes were for 5k.
With my athletes, I split up my kids into to main groups for track: distance and mid-distance. I write up a plan for each group for the season and make adjustments along the way. Some weeks remain exactly the same as I planned, and other weeks get changed entirely. Also, I make adjustments based on the athletes, their specific needs, and how they feel. All athletes have a plan, but I tailor it to meet their needs.
Pretty much ditto, except for the race distance. If you're dealing with HS kids, running with them is a real plus most of the time.
I immerse myself in my team, doing the same workouts that they do. Anything I introduce I first do myself.
coach bravo wrote:
do you ever mix the two?
are you a cookie cutter coach who puts all track runners on the same training regimen?
my original question, just because you are training for a half marathon or some other event, are you able to SEGREGATE you own training and goals and make them completely separate from the atheletes that you are coaching? do you put your runners first?
the best runners on the team shall run. regaurdless of what grade or color they are.
Don't believe in cookie cutter coaching at all.
Club coach here but I help with schools. For adult athletes it all depends on their goals--90% of the time it's a marathon but I get them to do build-up and training races. I train them about I like to train, but maybe a little less intensity for them because nothing worse than getting someone injured.
Youth athletes, I work with a few year-around, but have to compromise when they are "in season" as the coaches don't like outside influence (even though often they don't know what they are doing). Again, depends on the goal of the athlete. I train with them 20% of the time, usually distance and recovery days. Sometimes tempo runs and such.
I'm a coach, not a trainer. And I don't train, I exercise on my own time.
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