Mock Action Research Proposal Presentation Tyra Gunter

Area of Focus The purpose of this this study is to determine how small burst of sprints will help exceed my goals by increasing stamina, endurance and overall fitness.

Related Literature Quinine, P. (2016). Running Conditioning Exercises. Retrieved from Men’s Health. (2014).The 4 Toughest Sprint Workouts You Can Do. Retrieved from Kunz, M. (2015). How to Run a Faster 2 Mile. Retrieved from

Defining the Variables  Weather changes  Physical injury  Safety hazard  Sickness

Research Questions  Quantitative: What is the difference in my annual Physical Fitness Test (P.T) run time when incorporating sprints within my daily run is applied over 5 weeks?  Qualitative: What is the perspective of myself in regards to the implementation of sprints in my daily run?

Intervention  The problem is that my body is not conditioned enough to exceed my goal of improving my overall fitness and run time. So, I will be adding sprints to my weekly cardio workout, to help me build endurance and stamina.

Data Collection  Pre-Test/ Post-test  Journal  Post Survey

Data Considerations  Accuracy  Personal bias  Integrity  Record keeping

Data analysis and interpretation With the collection of data I will be able to measure the overall success of the study.  If I pass I will have it on record of what I did and how I did it.  If I don’t pass I will be able to see what I could have improved on ( increasing the number of sprints, running uphill vs downhill, the amount of days)

Action Plan  Week one- Tues-run the whole mile in a half for time. I will then run 6 laps of sprints, walking the curves. On Wen and Thru- Run 6 laps of sprints, walking the curves  Week two- On Tues and Wen, add 2 more laps of sprints, running 8 laps of sprints, walking the curves. On the Thru I will run 10 to 15 downhill intervals on a hill in my neighborhood.  Week three- On Tues and Wen, add 2 more laps of sprints, running 10 laps of sprints, walking the curves. On the Thru I will run 10 downhill intervals on a hill in my neighborhood.  Week four- Tues and wen, running 10 laps of sprints, walking the curves. On Thru I will run the final mile in a half for time.

References Kunz, M. (2015). How to Run a Faster 2 Mile. Retrieved from Men’s Health. (2014).The 4 Toughest Sprint Workouts You Can Do. Retrieved from Munoz, K. (2014). 30 Convincing Reasons to Start Running Now. Retrieved from Quinine, P. (2016). Running Conditioning Exercises. Retrieved from