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Really nice light week ahead of the marathon. Could be scope to ditch one of the easy runs if you wanted more rest. But try and rest up where possible as I still think you’re in good shape to have a crack at Cali next week. Any problems just shout. Keep going Ben.

Coach Simon๐ŸŠ

102 POINTS TARGET

98 Points

MONDAY

alan-corke

90 Mins Run

27 POINTS

90 Mins Run

90 Mins Run

Zone 2: Easy

Keep this nice and easy. Focus on good form & efficient running economy. RPE should be around the 3/10 which means you can run and chat.

Calves/Achilles giving me jip tbh. Gonna get a massage this week as that sorted out issue with my hip
Bother, strange as we’ve not done anything different really over the past few weeks. Good idea to get it looked at though.

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
27 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.

Great consistency with these Ben

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
15 Points

WEDNESDAY

jack-facebook

60 Mins @ MP

36 POINTS

60 Mins @ MP

10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace

RPE: 3

60 Mins @ Marathon Pace

RPE: 5

10 Mins CD @ Easy Pace

RPE: 3

A chance to get some important marathon paced miles in. Should feel relatively comfortable, but also like you are running with good form. If conditions are tough or hills are involved, focus on RPE rather than pace.

THURSDAY

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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!”

FRIDAY

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andy-alice

40 Mins Run

12 POINTS

40 Mins Run

40 Mins Run

Zone 2

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.

Nice work Ben

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
12 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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uppsala

60 Mins Easy-MP

24 POINTS

60 Mins Easy-MP

20 Mins @ Easy Pace

RPE: 3

20 Mins @ Steady Pace

RPE: 4

20 Mins @ Marathon Pace

RPE: 5

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.

Ended up doing 21km for a few reasons. Wanted to test the calves/achilles and they actually felt ok. Think a bit more rest did them good. Also as I was feeling good, wanted to go a bit further and make up a few points (altho I know now there won’t be really any gains). Also, just a bit to build confidence. I felt good at the pace I was. Hope with a drop of altitude and prob not a humidity as high as San Andres, I can drop from 3.20
That’s ok. The most important thing is we didn’t go over the target for the week, and getting that bit of confidence can be important ahead of a marathon. We had a 3:22 (6 minute PB) at London yesterday so the plans continue to deliver good times. We also saw Matt looking strong at mile 25.

Coach Simon ๐ŸŠ
44 Points

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