There’s a lot of things that you could do wrong this week if doing parkrun and Hawkhurst as easy runs. Running those two fast is more of a failure that not achieving your pace in the sessions. Success in this sport comes from consistent well disciplined training and I know the temptation is there to finish strongly at parkrun or a race, but you’re holding yourself back if you do that. Especially with lots of races coming up. Build that base by staying in Zone 2. What you do now makes the difference for the runner you want to be in 6 months time. Keep smashing it Shain, any problems shout.
Coach Simon🍊
Hastings AC have some really strong runners, so this is a very good session for sub 20 5k athletes. Tuesday’s they normally do longer reps and between 25-30 mins of running.
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.
I’m a big fan of consistent splits. With any race avoiding getting swept away with the crowds is key, so focus on that early pace and hold back, settle into a rhythm. Km 4 is often the hardest, so zone in on 4 and dig deep. You got this!
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.