Not essential as runners but it’s good to feel strong and can help maintain good form deep into races.
A good balance to this week. I like the taper sessions. Normally it would be the Tuesday with the race on Sunday. But putting it a week before gives good prep for the 10k next week. Saturday is a solid session which always goes down well and means we can do a light run Sunday ahead of a day off next Monday. You should then be fresh for the 10k. I think we are setting you up nicely to run a strong race next week. Any problems let me know but keep up the great work Phil.
Coach Simon🍊
Not essential as runners but it’s good to feel strong and can help maintain good form deep into races.
Great session. If short on time superset a few exercises. Let’s do this 💪
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
A good session to mix up paces. WU & CD very important to slowly build the pace.
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.
Great session. If short on time superset a few exercises. Let’s do this 💪
Not essential as runners but it’s good to feel strong and can help maintain good form deep into races.
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
If you have an accurate heart rate, then use that as your main data to determine pace, if not RPE is the best option. Hills are always going to cause them to go too high, unless you are super fit. Finish off with some strides.
Recoveries: 2 Mins after the 1km Reps
90 Seconds after the 400 metre Reps
This is a great session to sharpen up your 10k pace and include a bit of speed work on the week of a 10k race. It’s light enough in that it should tire you out too much for race day, but give you confidence you can hit your pace later in the week. Good luck. Enjoy. Don’t try and run faster than your 10k pace though.
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.