I think sometimes it’s important not to try and over analysis things. I’m gutted the last plan didn’t work out and you were unable to complete Beachy Head Marathon this year. But injury is part and parcel of being a runner, and sometimes we just need to accept that.

I like the switch up here and doing something a bit different. In terms of which days you run it will be very similar. We need to make sure Tuesday intervals is a regular thing. Then the 2nd session will be either some quicker miles in the long run, or a 10k session on a Friday.

I know that might impede the Friday evening runs you enjoy and that’s why I didn’t put them in every week. In fact looking at the plan, across the 14 weeks there are only perhaps 3 Friday’s you would need to do your own session and not run with the group.

Sadly Chichester 10k is fully booked. Much to my frustration having written a whole training plan for myself to do that. The following weekend, in the same location, also on Goodwood Motor Circuit is an Run Through event and they offer anything up from 5k to Ultra. I did my marathon there last year it was great.

To be honest as long as it doesn’t clash with the Pier to Pier I will probably go to that event again. Not sure on what distance yet.

That’s it really. Hopefully the knee will be grateful of the reduce mileage and will be good to get some speed back in the legs. I think you’ll be surprised what you can achieve still.