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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
Obviously we want to keep the training up, but need to respect the need for rest after PW on Sunday. So I’ve swapped Tuesday’s efforts to Thursday this week. The challenge this week is to ensure those weekend easy runs (including parkrun) are done at 5:30+ per km. Any problems let me know.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
Rather than just head out and do 60 mins easy, this goes through the gears a little and will hopefully help you improve running economy as the speed picks up a little. It’s still a light session but makes the easy runs more interesting. Best done on the flat to hit consistent paces.
| Step Ups | 60 Secs |
| Wall Sits | 2 x 60 Secs |
| Reverse Lunge | 2 x 10* |
| Incline Press Up | 2 x 15 |
| Glute Bridge | 2 x 15 |
| Russian Twist | 2 x 15 |
| Plank | 2 x60s |
| Single Leg Deadlift | 2 x 10 |
| Squats | 2 x 15 |
| Calf Raises | 2 x 15* |
| Flutter Kicks | 2 x 30s |
| Side Planks | 2 x 20s |
| Side Leg Raises | 1 x 10* |
| Clam Shells | 1 x 10* |
10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
4 min @ 5k Pace (RPE: 8)
2 min recovery
3 mins @ 3K Pace (RPE: 8)
90 secs recoveries
x 2
2 mins @ <3k Pace (RPE: 9)
90 secs recoveries
x 3
4 x 1 min @ All In (RPE: 9)
60 sec recoveries
x 4
10 Mins CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Always a favourite with the team! Keep that first rep at 5k pace and then start to ramp up that speed. Enjoy!
“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.
