Week Commencing: 11 May 26

Choose Day👇

Working hard without working hard, if that makes sense? So lots of sessions in there, but nothing really which is going to tire you out if you have the right intensity. And that’s the idea this week, not overdoing, before next week we drop right back before the GUC. If we had more time to prep then this week would be lighter so I would say listen to the body and if you feel you need an extra day off, take it, we could always do a bit more early next week if need be .

Coach Simon🍊

130 POINTS TARGET

124 Points

MONDAY

andy-alice

40 Mins Run

12 POINTS

Extremely tired today and have a slightly sore hip (need to stretch more!), so I listened to my body and had a rest day
Sensible. Especially after such a big weekend. Keep doing those stretches I set. I do them daily pretty much and just about keeps me from falling part.

Coach Simon 🍊

TUESDAY

out-of-the-blue

3 x 10 Mins @ HM Pace

26 POINTS

Really struggled tonight, so Initial motivation to get me out of the door this evening came fromwearing my brand new HR vest. I’m always incredibly proud to wear the green and black of Hastings Runners, given that I remember watching the HHM as a kid, and seeing all these runners wearing green and black vests. At that point I had no idea that one day I’d be running it myself and going even further! During the session, to keep me going, I used the thought of the races that I want to PB in June and July: Alan Corke, Robertsbridge 10km; Bewl; and P2P, and it worked, as it was a decent session. Happy with that. An extra 20 mins combined over the warm up and cool down, so I’m now only 20 mins down on the week
Great work on the extra and love the way you motivated yourself here. It’s good to do that and focus on what ahead as there will always be days where it feels a bit of a grind. Good to get some pace in the legs and nice to catch up some of those points too. Awesome work Joe.

Coach Simon 🍊
34 Points

WEDNESDAY

gym-workout

Joe S&C Session

12 POINTS

Strong sporty woman in white sportswear warm up training running on a treadmill climber stairs machine in gym indoors.

30 Mins Stairs

14 POINTS

Stair stepper – kept the effort level lower and therefore the average heart rate lower too, so I did an hour, which ended me up on 288 floors S&C – did wall sits, sit ups and planks in the morning. Deadlifts, squats, bent knee calf raises, hip thrusts (all @ 60kg) and chess press in the evening, so missing a couple on the legs and a couple on the upper. May make that up later in week
Great work on the Magic Stairs. I wouldn’t worry too much about those other exercises as you’ve smashed the target here. I will be looking to hit 300 floors at some stage in the next few weeks, so be prepared for that 😂

Coach Simon 🍊
35 Points

THURSDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

FRIDAY

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lo-si

60 Mins & Strides

22 POINTS

I’m gonna need a rest day tomorrow, as I’m feeling a bit pooped! Did 75 mins today, so as to make up for some of the lost minutes tomorrow. I’ve been feeling very up and down this week – physically not mentally. I was ok for most of today, then on the way home from work, I just suddenly felt really tired really quickly. Odd! Hope I’m not coming down with anything
No worries. I’ve had to skip a few days this week myself. Although going to find the energy to have a crack at 300 floors this lunchtime, watch this space. So I get it. Always listen to the body, especially this close to the race.

Coach Simon 🍊
22 Points

SATURDAY

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philippa-wide

80 Mins Run

24 POINTS

SUNDAY

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alan-corke

90 Mins Run

27 POINTS

A much more comfortable run than Friday’s, so much so that I added an extra 20 mins on to it. I’m hoping that, even though I’ve missed 2 sessions this week, I still won’t be too far from 100%, given that I did extra on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Not long till race day…woop woop!
You’ve stolen Amanda Tondeur’s catchphrase there (woop woop 😂) Well done on the extra. This was always a taper week so I’ve tweaked the target slightly, I do this from time to time. No point denying you the 100% club when you’ve still worked hard. It can always be tricky getting that right balance this close to race day, but an exciting week ahead.

Coach Simon 🍊
33 Points