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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
I was thinking Friday perhaps a run to the gym and back, take the long way down London Road there and you might hit 40 mins 🤔 20 mins on the stairs gets the same pts if you prefer that option. Sunday is the key session and a chance to set yourself up nicely for Worthing in a few weeks time. The S&C we can always play around with if you want to mix things up. Keep up the great work Michael.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 2)
4 Mins @ 5K Pace (RPE: 8)
2 Mins Recovery
x 5
10 Mins CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Ideally you’re looking to match or beat your current 5k pace. This is a really simple but effective session. Working to time rather than distance allows you to do these sessions with runners of different ability. Very best of luck,
A great form of cross trainer for us runners. Take a few minutes to warm up at find your stride but then push hard. You can real bang for your buck with just 20 mins on the stair climber. I hit around level 10 when doing these but find the right speed for you that you can maintain, but you find this tough.
A good all round session to work the legs and core. You should have built up to this fairly gradually, so don’t dive in head first as you want to take your time building your strength. Be sensible with the weights to begin with.
If short on time combine 2 exercises together (superset) them to save on the recoveries. Ideally one leg exercises and one core exercise where possible. Eg squats and planks.
Keep that RPE down. You want to be able to run and chat, speaking of which, joining a group can add to the enjoyment here.
A good all round session to work the legs and core. You should have built up to this fairly gradually, so don’t dive in head first as you want to take your time building your strength. Be sensible with the weights to begin with.
If short on time combine 2 exercises together (superset) them to save on the recoveries. Ideally one leg exercises and one core exercise where possible. Eg squats and planks.
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.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
2km WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 2)
5km @ Half Marathon Pace (RPE: 5)
2km @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
5km @ Half Marathon Pace (RPE: 6)
2km @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
5km @ Half Marathon Pace (RPE: 8)
2km CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
A good session to practice goal pace. Likely to be one of the biggest sessions in your half marathon training plan.