How’s it going? I feel like I’ve lost you the last few weeks? But you’ve being doing so well and we are into a point of this plan where if you can get back on track we could be in peak shape come the Great North Run. If you are finding it a bit too much then I can reign it in a little. But if you can, see this plan out and then reassess. You’ve proven many times you can do this 💪 Any issues with the schedule let me know.
Coach Simon🍊
A threshold session in disguise. So whilst your pace will be Zone 6: 5k, because the reps are so short, you should find your heart rate stays in Zone 5, and below your LT2 (if you have that data). You can choose to run this session specifically to HR if you prefer. If you start to struggle, increase recovery slightly.
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
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.
Go smash this one!!! A chance to get comfortable running at your target half marathon pace. Try not to go too fast in the early reps when it feels fairly easy.