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Such a good plan this week. 2 easy runs, two quality sessions and 2 x S&C. If you play football, then I think something else needs to give, either the speed session or a gym session as I fear doing all and footy would push you over the edge. Have you got a half marathon in sight yet? Something in the next 2-3 weeks would be good for motivation. But keep going Ben, you’re running well right now. Any problems let me know.

Coach Simon๐ŸŠ

151 POINTS TARGET

105 Points

MONDAY

philippa-wide

45 Mins & Strides

18 POINTS

45 Mins & Strides

45 Mins @ Easy Pace

RPE: 3

8 x 100 metre Strides

RPE: 8

The only real mistake you can make here is going too fast. Try and pick a flat route as well. Finish off with the strides. Total time needed is 60 mins.

Did sprints in middle on this one to make use of park. Hope that’s ok
Yeah good idea if that’s the best place to do them. As long as you’re sufficiently warmed up that will be fine. Well done Ben. Good start to the week.

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
18 Points

TUESDAY

gym-workout

Ben's S&C

15 POINTS

Ben's S&C

Barbell Bicep Curls

3 x 15 (20kg)

Romanian Deadlift

3 x 15 (20kg)

Calf Raises

3 x 15 (10kg)

Plank

3 x 60s

Tricep Dips

3 x 15 (10kg)

Goblet Squats

3 x 15 (10kg)

Bent Knee Calf Raises

3 x 15

Side Planks

3 x 30s

Chest Press

3 x 15 (30kg)

Lat Pulldown

3 x 15 (30kg)

Farmers Walk

3 x 60s (16kg)

Hip Thrusts

3 x 15 (30kg)

Wall Sits

3 x 60s

Russian Twist

3 x 15 (10kg)

Ab Crunch

3 x 15 (30kg)

I’ve created a good all round gym session here. There might be some exercises the physio has given you that we need to work in. Let me know the key ones from that and I can chop and change a little. It might take us a while to get it perfect but those that have made the best gains with their strength work just do the same thing week in week out with only a few tweaks here and there.

If time is limited what I do is pair exercises together and go from one to the other without the recovery. I’ve tried to pair some up for you. For example you could do 3 x 15 Bicep Curls and then use the same barbell for your deadlifts, so straight away you’re saving about 3-4 mins by not needing 60s recovery in between each of those exercises.

Well done Ben

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
15 Points

WEDNESDAY

track

8 x 2 Mins & 1 Mins

28 POINTS

8 x 2 Mins & 1 Mins

10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

8 x 2 Mins @ 3K Pace (RPE: 8)
90 Second Recovery

8 x 1 Min @ <3K Pace (RPE: 9)
60 Second Recovery

10 Mins CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

A great 5k session to improve speed. Don’t got off too quick, so focus on your pace in those first few reps, then you’ll get an idea of how far you can run each rep. From there you can then pick up the pace and cadence for the 1 minute reps.

THURSDAY

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pett-xc

60 Mins Run

18 POINTS

60 Mins Run

60 Mins Run

Zone 2: Easy

If you have accurate heart rate data that is far and away the best guide for this run. Stay in Zone 2 if you can.

Miami’s ‘winter/spring’ but still felt pretty hit to me ๐Ÿคฃ
Imagine living there all the time. The one thing I remember most about my holiday to Barbados was talking to our tour guide. He’d never left the island in his life. The temperature there I think never goes below 15 degrees. He’s basically never even worn a coat in his entirely life. Imagine that. Madness. Well done on the run by the way

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
18 Points

FRIDAY

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gym-workout

Ben's S&C

15 POINTS

Ben's S&C

Barbell Bicep Curls

3 x 15 (20kg)

Romanian Deadlift

3 x 15 (20kg)

Calf Raises

3 x 15 (10kg)

Plank

3 x 60s

Tricep Dips

3 x 15 (10kg)

Goblet Squats

3 x 15 (10kg)

Bent Knee Calf Raises

3 x 15

Side Planks

3 x 30s

Chest Press

3 x 15 (30kg)

Lat Pulldown

3 x 15 (30kg)

Farmers Walk

3 x 60s (16kg)

Hip Thrusts

3 x 15 (30kg)

Wall Sits

3 x 60s

Russian Twist

3 x 15 (10kg)

Ab Crunch

3 x 15 (30kg)

I’ve created a good all round gym session here. There might be some exercises the physio has given you that we need to work in. Let me know the key ones from that and I can chop and change a little. It might take us a while to get it perfect but those that have made the best gains with their strength work just do the same thing week in week out with only a few tweaks here and there.

If time is limited what I do is pair exercises together and go from one to the other without the recovery. I’ve tried to pair some up for you. For example you could do 3 x 15 Bicep Curls and then use the same barbell for your deadlifts, so straight away you’re saving about 3-4 mins by not needing 60s recovery in between each of those exercises.

Great work Ben!

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
15 Points

SATURDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

Rest Day

0 Mins

RPE 0

“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

SUNDAY

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jake-p2p

3 x 5km

57 POINTS

3 x 5km

2km WU

Zone 2: Easy

5km @ HM Pace

Zone 4

1km Easy

Zone 2

5km @ HM Pace

Zone 4

1km Easy

Zone 2

5km @ HM Pace

Zone 4

2km CD

Zone 2

A good session to practice goal pace. Likely to be one of the biggest sessions in your half marathon training plan.

You may have seen I tried to do this Saturday as had a hike in the diary Sunday. Only did 2 sets of 5k. Think a rest day before would have been ideal (as you had planned for) but didn’t manage to get out much in Miami, which meant I was grouping sessions in a couple of days, which just left me fatigued. Also, doing this run in the middle of day wasn’t best idea as it was unusually hot Saturday afternoon.
Still a solid 10k at goal pace banked so important to take the positives. It’s tough when you’ve been traveling as much as you have in recent weeks, and when you factor that all in, you’re still up there at 86% of total training completed, which is decent given the circumstances. Would we like it higher? Yes, but a lot of other runners would have been at a much lower % than that without a consistent routine.

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
39 Points

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