So a chance to try the half marathon session again on Sunday. Finding your goal pace in training can make a big difference and it gives a nice bit of variety to the long run. You should still be able to join in with the Sunday HR group if you wanted. Any problems let me know. Keep up the great work Maria.
Great week managed all the training and felt good.
A really good week which gets us back on track. I have overall stats now, so currently at 87% of training overall, but we are going to catch up a bit next week too so that will continue to climb. So even after those 2 difficult weeks over Christmas you are doing really well. And remember how good that feels just to complete the weeks training. It’s a success. Bank that and use it as motivation. Really well done Maria.
A really quick 12 minute core workout!! 30s recovery between reps. Click on the exercise to view a Tutorial.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
*Recoveries: 2 Mins Between All Reps
Big session this so start off at 10k pace and then look to hit 5k pace for the last 4 reps. Always focus on running tall and staying relaxed.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
The biggest mistake we can make with these recovery runs is running too fast. This will mean when our harder sessions come round we are still fatigued and not able to put enough effort in to make the necessary gains.
A good opportunity to practice some half marathon pace on your long run. This is a tough session so you’ll be working hard, embrace that. You got this 💪
So just to clarify you start the session with a nice easy 20 minute jog. Don’t worry about the pace here, even if you are slower than your “easy pace” target, this is all about warming up the muscles. Then settle into your half marathon pace for 20 mins.
Once you’ve completed that, you repeat that process two more times, for a total of 2 hours of running, of which half will be at your target half marathon pace. Each 20 minute half marathon section will feel tougher than the previous and you’ll be working very hard in that last block.
You got this!!!
