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 *Hurdles - Tight Trail Leg Drill*

A drill that teaches hurdlers to keep their trail-leg heel tight to the buttocks as it crosses the hurdle.
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 *Hurdles- Fast Trail Leg Drill*

Weight the ankles for a hurdle drill that improves trail leg speed and endurance.

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 *Hurdles - Discounting for Practice*

Discounting - adjusting hurdle heights and/or distances? - is a great way to improve hurdle technique and speed.

 *Hurdle Take-off Drill*

A drill that will allow your athletes experience the ideal take-off position when hurdling.
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 *Hitting the Wall & Glycogen*

Hitting the wall in the marathon may not be due to glycogen depletion, but to muscle ?ber damage.

 *Technique: Don't Flap the Hands*

Flapping the hands makes a runner's arm action less efficient.
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 *Games - Little Thieves*

A four-team running contest that develops sprinting ability and sports vision.

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 *Wet-Sprint-to-the-Front Drill*

A variation of the Running Line drill, in which water balloons are tossed overhead from the front of the line to the rear.
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 *Game- Switch for Speed and Agility*

A sprinting game in which players at the corners of a square attempt to switch places before the center player can reach their vacated corner.

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 *Conversions- Mile Vs Metric*

How to convert between metric times and the 1600/3200 high school equivalents.

 *Technique- Seated Running Drill*

Runners who cross their arms across their body can correct the problem by practicing the running arm action while in a seated position.
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 *800m: Cut-In Tactics*

The most efficient cut-in path for a runner in an outside lane of the 800m is a tangent to the far curve of the track.
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 *400m Rhythm Workout*

A workout which prepares 400m runners for rhythm and race pace by running a lap in 100m increments.
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 *400m-Pacing Tables for Indoors*

A system for developing and monitoring 400m pace during the early indoor season.

 *400m- Pacing & Predictors*

The optimal race pattern for the 400m, and a formula for predicting 400m potential.