In an ideal world if you can bank some pts (maybe a run) on Monday and Tuesday whilst away that would mean we can ditch the Thursday efforts which might leave you a little tired ahead of Sunday. Although that said Anthony will probably reduce the intensity of the session with the 5 miler in mind. Speaking of Sunday, the one thing I want you to focus on is mindset. And when you factor in age grading you are one of the best Hastings Runners in that race, so tell yourself that. It’s not arrogance, unless you go round telling everyone ๐, but positive mindset can make such a difference, and you should be confident given how good you are. Any issues let me know. Keep up the great work Jan.
Coach Simon๐
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.
Enjoy. Swimming is a great alternative to running and probably the best form of cross training.
It all depends on the nature of the session as to how hard you want to work. The longer the reps, the slightly slower the pace will be. Or if doing hills, focus on RPE rather than pace. But you always want to be working hard to ensure you make the necessary gains.
NOTE: You can click on any of the exercises to view a tutorial.
*Signifies you need to do each side (so twice the number of reps)
This should be a good all round workout which will hopefully help with you keep those niggles at bay. The idea being we can slowly add to these. Those doing the best with their strength are the ones who keep it simple and consistent, week in week out.
If time is ever an issue. You can do some supersets. What is a superset? It means combined 2 exercises together, ideally ones that are different.
For example you might do 1 set of Bent Knee Calf Raises, and rather than just twiddle your thumbs for 60 seconds before doing the next set, you do a wall sit inbetween.