Endurance Handbook

AN INTRODUCTIONTO ENDURANCERUNNING

SECTION 2

5) 200m Oval Track Marathon relays Walking activities WEB COPY ©EVEQUE 23m 23m 25m Designed to fit onto a football field or all-weather area. Can be used for: Pace training Relays Pursuits

FACILITIES

6) 50m Sports Hall Oval Track The layout of a 50m oval track for use in a sports hall is as follows:

Ten cones are placed as shown below with the 5.6m radius on the bends being measured to the centre of the cones. Such a track will give an effective measurement of approximately 50m per lap for the path of the runner or walker. Positioning the cones as shown will divide the lap for the running path into ten segments each of 5m.

45°

5.6m

7) 3-2-1 Measured Course Both UKA and England Athletics wish to encourage schools to create a measured courses as part of the Run in England 3-2-1 project. It is hoped that these routes will be used for regular training runs or walks and for youngsters to keep a record card giving the accumulated distance covered over a period of time. Useful information on how to achieve this can be accessed at the England Athletics endurance running website, www.runinengland.org/321 8) 400m Traditional Track This will be referred to during the course of this book. WEB COPY ©EVEQUE Running path 1m outside from centre of cones 5.6m 45° 5m

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