I checked out the Simon Fraser University track practice today and I’m not really sure what kind of work the runners were doing though. They’d run a 200 in about 28-29 seconds, then jog 200, then run another 200, and then take a long 3-5 minute break and do it again maybe 6 sets.
I thought it was tempo but then why would the recoverys be so long? Also, after they finished a set they would stop and bend over as if they were going to pass out. Maybe a bit to intense for extensive tempo? who knows…
That is definitely not tempo. It’s intermediate speed or “Base” work, not good for a sprinter. It would be good for 800m if the rest was shorter. Maybe the coach felt they needed to be “Stronger”
