Some good sessions this week. Tuesday is one of my favourites, but it’s tough, so the idea is to almost run it at easy pace to start, let the hills make it challenging (if you do join us). But it will definitely build up some strength. A progression run at parkrun can be great fun if you get it right as you tear through the field, especially the 2nd half and it can feel good to overtake loads of people. Then we’ve got the long easy paced miles Sunday as we build the endurance. Any problems let me know. Happy New Year Chris.
Coach Simon๐
Find a location where you can pick different points on the hill. Lamp posts are great. So for example you would run to the first lamppost and back to the bottom of the hill. Then to the second lamppost and back. Keep making the reps longer until you hit 20 mins, and then start making the reps shorter again.
Focus on effort level rather than pace or heart rate as both will fluctuate depending if you are going up or down the hill
If you have an accurate heart rate, then use that as your main data to determine pace, if not RPE is the best option. Hills are always going to cause them to go too high, unless you are super fit. Finish off with some strides.
A really quick 12 minute core workout!! 30s recovery between reps. Click on the exercise to view a Tutorial.
12 minutes. That’s all it takes. 30s recovery between reps.
2 Km WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
1 Km @ Marathon Pace (RPE: 5)
1 Km @ Half Marathon Pace (RPE: 6)
1 Km @ 10 Mile Pace (RPE: 6)
1 Km @ 10K Pace (RPE: 7)
1 Km @ 5K Pace (RPE: 8)
1 Km @ 3K Pace (RPE: 9)
2 Km CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
A challenging but rewarding session where you can experience what it feels like to run at different paces.
Keep the long runs at a low effort level. Obviously the longer the time wears on the harder the run will become. Make sure you hydrate and take fuel with you.