Off-track track session #2
- Greg Collins
- Apr 8, 2020
- 1 min read

This is the second of our track sessions to be run away from the track during the coronavirus restrictions.
Warm up exercises and drills
Same as last week, some can be done separately from the session, but are still highly recommended. If the arabesques are getting easy, add some light dumbells.
Easy jog for 5 mins.
Drills (see videos from week 1 for correct form and instructions).
Arabesques, start with 5 each leg then repeat once (focus on form and balance).
Lunge matrix (3mins, 30 secs of very useful warm-up).
A-Skip, walking drill x 10mts
A-Skip, 20-metres, 20-metres jog, repeat.
A-Skip, quick. 20-metres, 20-metres jog, repeat.
Run with high knees, 3 x 20m
Heel flicks (butt kicks), 3 x 20m
Strides: 4 x 20 secs. Easy into an exaggerated, bounding stride, with good form. Jog easy for 20 secs between each rep.
Session
On or off-road, hilly or flat, so run by intensity/feel don’t worry too much about pace.
After warm-up.
Set: 5 mins at 10k pace/effort with 2 min easy jog recovery.
How far? 4 or 5 sets (28 or 35 mins).
Finish off with 10 mins of easy jogging.
Next week, we’ll work on running economy.