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Week Commencing: 1st June 26

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So I’ve introduced the first bit of speed work for a while, albeit playing it very safe with HM pace to begin. See how things go, any sign of discomfort just ease back but I’m confident it should be ok. Keep up the great work Dan, slowly easing our way back to a point you can efforts again.

Coach Simon🍊

116 POINTS TARGET

115 Points

MONDAY

gym-workout

Arms & Core Gym Session

5 POINTS

Arms & Core Gym Session

Barbell Bicep Curls

3 x 10

Plank

3 x 60s

Russian Twist

3 x 10

Farmers Walk

3 x 60s

Side Planks

2 x 30s*

Tricep Dips Dumbbells

3 x 10

Chest Press

3 x 10

Lat Pull down

3 x 10

Bent Over Row

3 x 10

Ab Crunch

3 x 10

Flutter Kicks

3 x 30s

Shoulder Press

3 x 10

A pretty challenging session working on your upper body and the core. Both are important as runners to ensure we continue to run with good form.

Beautiful young brunette working out in an elliptical trainer and smiling

30 Mins Elliptical

9 POINTS

30 Mins Elliptical

30 Mins Elliptical

Zone 2: Easy

A good way to boost cardio whilst reducing the risk of injury. The elliptical can tone muscles and improve endurance whilst being gentle on your joints. You might find you have to work quite hard to get your heart rate in Zone 2.

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Excellent work Dan. Strong start to the week.

Coach Simon 🍊
14 Points

TUESDAY

stretching

Stretches #2

2 POINTS

Stretches #2

Cat Cow

60 Secs

Child Pose

30 Secs

Figure of Four

2 x 30 Secs

Lying Down Hamstring

2 x 30 Secs

Knee to Chest

2 x 30 Secs

Standing Torso Rotation

60 Secs

Clam Shells

2 x 30 Secs

Side Leg Raises

2 x 30 Secs

Butterfly Stretch

30 Secs

Touch Toes

30 Secs

Upward Salute Stretch

30 Secs

Wide Leg Bend Stretch

30 Secs

A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.

louise-cavill

20 Mins HM Tempo

18 POINTS

20 Mins HM Tempo

10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace

RPE: 3

20 Mins @ Half Marathon

RPE: 6

10 Mins CD Easy Pace

RPE: 3

Just a little leg turnover of the legs and a chance to get some miles in at half marathon pace.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍enjoyed that. Little bit stiff and sore on one side but have been since Sunday. All good on the run though. 😊🍊
Well done Dan, good to inject a little bit of pace into the legs. Perhaps just a bit of soreness from the long run. Keep an eye on it in case it does get worse. But hopefully easy running now this week will sort that out.

Coach Simon 🍊
20 Points

WEDNESDAY

stretching

Stretches #2

2 POINTS

Stretches #2

Cat Cow

60 Secs

Child Pose

30 Secs

Figure of Four

2 x 30 Secs

Lying Down Hamstring

2 x 30 Secs

Knee to Chest

2 x 30 Secs

Standing Torso Rotation

60 Secs

Clam Shells

2 x 30 Secs

Side Leg Raises

2 x 30 Secs

Butterfly Stretch

30 Secs

Touch Toes

30 Secs

Upward Salute Stretch

30 Secs

Wide Leg Bend Stretch

30 Secs

A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.

sunrise

60 Mins Easy (Hills)

24 POINTS

60 Mins Easy (Hills)

60 Mins

Zone 2-3: Easy/Steady

Likely your heart rate will climb as you run up the hills, so don’t worry too much about drifting into Zone 3 for the hills, try and keep the rest in Zone 2.

Missed Wednesday but ran 45 mins easy today in Bedgebury. Will make some points up at the weekend. Was Worried about having the injury return and had stiffness and tightness in left leg since Sunday. Prob worrying too much as once I got 10 mins into the run the leg was ok and actually felt better. Thought maybe do Park run sat to make points up but only easy pace if thats advisable?
That’s ok, well done for getting out there and doing 45 mins. I’ve put an easy parkrun in for Saturday for those missing pts. I think some discomfort is going to be normal. I’m finding that now but just monitoring it to make sure it doesn’t become worse. I find mine is at the start of runs or sessions. Even writing this now I feel tight, but I know if I get into the gym and do a decent session I will feel better for it.

Coach Simon 🍊
16 Points

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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gym-workout

Home Legs Workout

10 POINTS

Home Legs Workout

Squats

3 x 15

Single Leg Deadlift

3 x 15

Calf Raises

3 x 30

Wall Sits

3 x 60s

Bent Knee Calf Raises

3 x 30

Side Lunges

3 x 10*

Split Squat

3 x 10*

Single Leg Glute Bridge

3 x 15

Tib Raises

3 x 15

Crab Walks

3 x 60s

A good home workout for the legs. No weights needed, but if you do have some that will add to the difficulty. Recoveries around 30-60s. If time is limited then combined two exercises together. So whilst recovering from squats for example you could be doing your calf raises. This could save you as much as 15 mins.

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

30 Mins Stairs

14 POINTS

30 Mins Stairs

30 Mins Stairs

Zone 2: Easy

A great form of cross trainer for us runners. Keep that heart rate in Zone 2. You might feel like RPE is higher, as it’s a tough exercise, but a good opportunity to really improve your aerobic engine without the heavy impact of running.

Really wasn’t up for it tonight, glad I completed it though felt much better afterwards
It’s how we do on these days that really determines are fitness and mental strength. So give yourself a big pat on the back for doing that. And as discovered you always feel better afterwards. Great job Dan.

Coach Simon 🍊
24 Points

SATURDAY

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parkrunpacing

Easy parkrun

9 POINTS

Easy parkrun

parkrun @ Easy Pace

RPE: 3

“Easy means Easy! Not 5k pace, not 10k pace, not even marathon pace. Easy pace!! 😉”

Save those legs for the bigger sessions and enjoy running comfortably among the pack.

Thank you.

All ok, so hard not to get caught up and run faster 😝. Was strict with it maybe slightly quicker than usual easy pace but only very slightly. 1st park run in 2026.
Just hanging on in Zone 2 in terms of pace. HR fairly low. Do you know your max heart rate? Your watch might tell you. Then we add the HR data to your dashboard which will be useful for the easy runs.

Coach Simon 🍊
9 Points

SUNDAY

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stretching

Stretches #2

2 POINTS

Stretches #2

Cat Cow

60 Secs

Child Pose

30 Secs

Figure of Four

2 x 30 Secs

Lying Down Hamstring

2 x 30 Secs

Knee to Chest

2 x 30 Secs

Standing Torso Rotation

60 Secs

Clam Shells

2 x 30 Secs

Side Leg Raises

2 x 30 Secs

Butterfly Stretch

30 Secs

Touch Toes

30 Secs

Upward Salute Stretch

30 Secs

Wide Leg Bend Stretch

30 Secs

A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.

sam-davies-1

100 Mins Run

30 POINTS

100 Mins Run

100 Mins Run

Zone 2: Easy

Slowly adding time to your longer runs is the way forward. Keep the effort level down and continue to check in with your form.

Stretches and 100mins with the HR Sunday long run. My max heart rate for 2026 was in May which was 188 if that’s normal ? Hope your run goes well today 😊
Great job Dan, and thanks for the HR data, that’s now up on the dashboard and you can use that. The easy runs and stairs we want to be in Zone 2 ideally, although if relying on watch data it might not be 100% accurate. Run went great Sunday. I was in bits Saturday, everything hurt, even at the start of my run I had some discomfort but eased off and today I feel amazing again. Strange how it works. Looking at your stats that is your biggest pts week training in nearly 6 months. Great news.

Coach Simon 🍊
32 Points

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