What would bring me the most satisfaction at the conclusion of this training plan? For you to complete the Ultra and leave feedback telling me it was enjoyable and it didn’t hurt (much).

So that’s very much how I have created this training plan, keeping things in moderation, as I want you to have that opportunity to find solutions to you problems.

I think one of your biggest qualities is potentially also one of your weaknesses, and that’s your determination to always do more.

Some of the runners I’ve worked with have achieved more by doing less. Steve and Paul are two excellent examples of that. Both injury prone but only run 3-4 times per week, and do the same S&C full body workout twice a week. Simple but effective.

Anyhow. About the plan. I’ve entered the races you gave me and there’s a nice blend there. Try not to get too carried away and enter more, as again that has caused you problems in the past.

I want to try and get you doing these short cadence sessions once a fortnight as I think that will help improve your running but also not cause too much stress on the body, and the recovery should be quick.

That combined with a long run and an easy run is enough in my opinion. I’ve also got HYROX and an S&C session. There’s the potential to throw in one cross training session per week. Entirely up to you what you opted for. Swimming, spin class or some elliptical would be my advice. But that’s not essential, just an option if you want to increase the training without anymore impact.

I’ll finish with this. If your boss said to you, “Kelly, I can give you an extra 10 hours work per week, but I’m going to pay you less”, you would obviously turn him down right?

So try and adopt that same approach to your fitness for the next few months. You could actually get fitter by doing less, surely that appeals?