Genius Hour Project Week 1

What I did:

This week I ran four times: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Each day of the week, I focused on a different aspect of my training. Monday is speed, Wednesday is strength endurance, Thursday is speed endurance and Saturday is tempo. On Monday I ran 20 meters, 30 meters, 40 meters three times at 95%. On Wednesday I ran 450 meters, 400 meters, 350 meters at 80%. On Thursday I ran 120 meters, 220 meters, 220 meters at 90%. On my last session of the week, Saturday, I did the tempo workout which was jog 200 meters, jog even slower for 100 meters four times in a row, then do that whole sequence three times.

What I learned:

I learned that it is difficult to find time to fit these running workouts in but I believe that they are beneficial in improving my speed and overall fitness. During the first run, I was having trouble but as the week progressed and I continued through my running workouts, I already saw small improvements. I have also learned that consistency is very important. In order to improve my overall fitness, running four days a week and trying my hardest on each run will help me to reach my goals.

Troubles I had:

The only small trouble I had this week was finding the time to do on my runs. Teachers college is a lot of work and it is hard to make time out of your day to go for a run, but I was successful this week!

What I need to be before next Genius Hour:

Before my new Genius Hour, I have to look over my sprinting schedule and see what I have in store for next week. I have already created my schedule for the four weeks, so each week I will just have to review my workouts. I also have to rest my body so it has time to recover and my muscles have time to rebuild themselves.

Questions:

How do I track my progress?
I would track my progress my timing how fast I am running and see if I am getting faster each week. When I am running different distance this will be harder to see if I am running faster. For example, one week I am running 20m, 30m, 40m and the next week I am running 40m, 60m, 80m. But I can look up conversions online to calculate my average speed per 10m and I can figure out if my pace is getting faster.
How do I track my overall speed?
During each session I will reflect during and after my run. I will reflect upon how I am feeling, if I am tried, if I am satisfied with my run, if my times are faster or slower, etc.

Where to go from here:

From here, I have to keep going on my runs. I have a watch so I can time myself and see if my times will be faster in week 2 than they were in week 1.