RELAY

Relay training plans, built for your goal

Relay races are won and lost in the exchange zones — a squad with slower individual times but clean, fast changeovers regularly beats faster runners who fumble the baton. SportBlox builds your relay training plan around your leg, changeover role and meets.

Who it's for

Who it's for

Fixing changeover technique

Drill-heavy sessions on the blind and visual handoff, timing the outgoing runner's acceleration to the incoming runner's speed.

Building individual leg speed

Sprint or speed endurance work matched to whichever leg (1st through 4th) you run.

First season running relays

Fundamentals-first programming on exchange mechanics before full-speed changeover practice.

Sample week

A week of relay training

Example: a 4x100m squad refining changeovers before a state meet. Your own plan is built around your event, level and schedule.

Sample week
6 sessions
Total time
4h 15m
MON
Changeover drills blind handoff at speed
45 min
TUE
Strength power cleans & squats
50 min
WED
Acceleration leg-specific sprint work
40 min
THU
Full exchange zone practice with full squad Skill
50 min
FRI
Recovery mobility & sprint drills
30 min
SAT
Race modelling full relay time trial
40 min
SUN
Rest Full recovery day
Personalisation

How SportBlox personalises it

Your goal & event date

Sessions build toward the specific goal and date you set, with a taper if you're racing or competing.

Your skill level

Volume and intensity scale to where you actually are, from Inexperienced to Professional.

Your stated weaknesses

Tell SportBlox about things like timing the outgoing runner's acceleration, blind handoff consistency, individual leg speed and the plan weights sessions toward fixing them.

Your schedule

The plan fits the days and time you say you have — not an idealised training week.

For coaches

Coaching a relay team?

SportBlox builds your team's training plan around the squad as a whole — its goals, weaknesses and upcoming events — and you review and refine every session before your athletes see it.

For coaches
FAQ

Relay training plan FAQ

Does this work for a 4x400m squad too, not just 4x100m?

Yes — tell SportBlox which relay and your leg, and changeover and pacing sessions adjust for the visual handoff and pacing demands of the 4x400m.

Can it train the whole squad, or just me?

It builds an individual plan around your leg and role; for full squad changeover practice, sessions note what the group drill should cover so your coach can run it together.

Is this suitable for a first season relay runner?

Yes, set skill level to Inexperienced and the plan starts with basic handoff mechanics before full-speed exchange practice.

Will the plan build toward a specific meet date?

Add your meet as an event and SportBlox periodises training toward it, including a taper in the final week.

How does it decide which leg I should focus on?

Tell it which leg you currently run (or want to try) and speed, acceleration or pacing work is weighted to that leg's specific demands.

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