High School W/Os PRE NATIONALS Tue May 23 – June 2, 2011

High School W/Os

PRE NATIONALS  Tue May 23 – June 2, 2011

Five days hard training and four day taper

Always begin each work out with the Standard Warm up

Tue   – 1000m at race pace + 6 min easy row between pieces.  Do X 5.  Do 3 pieces on the race  course with starts  Crews should do pieces as races with other boats.
Course is now fully buoyed!

Wed -  60min,  35 min. Easy Row -  including technical focuses, drills, back into start area,  3 starts and 10
25 min Hard Row. – continuous row around the lake at stroke rate 26-28 at just below race pace.
All novice boats to do a 500 or 1000m race

Thur – 2 min pieces above race pace + 3 min. easy row between pieces. spm 28 – 33.
Do 8 X.  May link last two pieces together without rest piece.  Pieces must be above race pace

Fri  -  30 min. easy row including technical focuses, drills, back into start area, 3 starts and 10
30  min. easy row – alternating stroke rates at least every minute (without warning)

Sat  -  15 min technique & drills
Pyramid  –  3 min.2 min,1 min.2 min 3 min  -  build stroke rates from 28 to 34 spm.  Intensity to be at race pace for 2’ and 1’ pieces.
1000m at race pace + 6 min easy row between pieces.  repeat X 5.  Do 3 pieces on the race  course with starts

Sun -        REST DAY

BEGIN TAPER

Mon – 9 x 30 SEC. with 2 min. rest between pieces
at 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 38, 36, 34, 32 s/min
five with starts
maximum pressure,
build to each piece with 5 -10 strokes

Tue – Mayfield – novices start at 5:30 am.  Comp start at 6:00 am on the water
easy 40 min. technical focus is to work on timing and be clean in and out,
drills,
backing into start area for 2 starts and 10

Wed -   Mayfield – - novices start at 5:30 am.
All novice boats to do a 500 or 1000m race
Comp start at 6:00 am on the water. Standard Warm up
- 2 min pieces above race pace + 3 min. easy row between pieces. spm 28 – 33.  Do 2X

Wed 4:00 pm load boats

Thur morning – novices row 5:39 am
Comp rowers do a 15 min easy run on their own
Trailer goes to St Catharines

Fri – Sun.  NATIONAL RACES – ST CATHERINES
Fri – No novice rowing


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