Endurance Handbook

AN INTRODUCTIONTO ENDURANCERUNNING

SECTION 8

ENDURANCE AWARDS The girls’ teams are challenged to equal or better Paula Radcliffe’s current 5000m British Record of 14 minutes 29:11 seconds whilst the challenge for the boys is to equal or better Mo Farah’s current National Record of 12 minutes 57.94 seconds. For year 7 children this is quite a stiff test with the girls having to average 34.76 seconds over their 200m runs and the boys to average 31.12 seconds. School Years 8 and 9 Higher standards have been set for years 8 and 9. School Teams achieving the standards will be entitled to the National Team Awards. WEB COPY ©EVEQUE SECONDARY SCHOOLS 5000M TEAM CHALLENGE This challenge is a 5000m Continuous Relay for teams of five girls or five boys running in sequence over over 200m sections until each team member has run five times. School Year 7

Secondary Schools 5000m Team Challenge using a standard 400m track

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23m WEB COPY ©EVEQUE 25m Secondary Schools 5000m Team Challenge using a 200m track

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