20 Mins Stair Climber
Zone 2: Easy
A great form of cross trainer for us runners. Find the level which means your heart rate is in zone 2. If you go other that, reduce the level. It’s that simple.
We might benefit from some tweaking here. You can always combine a couple of the session to get an extra rest day. Let me know if you want to do that. But whilst busy, individually the sessions are not that demanding, so it should be fine it you’re able to rest and recover in between. For Sunday, again it’s just a no pressure, work hard, see what happens race. See it as training for bigger races in the plan. Sometimes if you have that approach you will be more relaxed and run a better time. Any issues just shout but keep up the great work Jo.
Coach Simon๐
A great form of cross trainer for us runners. Find the level which means your heart rate is in zone 2. If you go other that, reduce the level. It’s that simple.
Don’t go off too fast as 20 reps is a lot. RPE towards the end of each rep should be a 9 and pace will be towards the lower end or just under your 3k targets. Consistency is the key.
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.
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.
5 miles is a really tough distance to get right. Rest assured, this is tough. The first mile is so important, don’t go off too quick and you’ll set yourself up for a strong race. Pace should be right at the top of your Zone 5, 10k target. Towards the end you’ll be working in Zone 6 though from an RPE and heart rate perspective.