Last week of all Z2 work. I hate setting a schedule without any variety, but equally sometimes it’s important to get yourself conditioned again before introducing the sessions, so we’ve been smart and I think in the long run it will pay off and bring the best results. So stick with it, more interesting sessions are coming. And hopefully you are starting to notice the pace of the easy runs improve for the same Z2 HR. Any issues let me know.
Coach Simon🍊
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
Cross training, including Cycling can help improve your cardio whilst reducing the impact. Try and keep the HR in Zone 1 for this one.
A good warm or recovery session. Rubbish in terms of accumulating pts but can help prepare you for what is coming next.
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
You’ll likely need to push the pace a little just to get the heart rate into Zone 1, so don’t be fooled into thinking this will be an easy bike ride.
It’s important to keep the easy runs easy. Focus on good running form and low heart rate.
*reps/seconds on both sides
A really good home workout for the core and legs. If new to this, don’t worry about hitting the seconds or reps. Do what you can and slowly build up to the targets.
For example you might find you can only hold a plank for 20 seconds at first, which is fine. Don’t push too hard that you get injured. You’ll soon get strong and be able to add more seconds.
Swimming is a great alternative to running and probably the best form of cross training. Have fun!
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
Keep this nice and easy. Focus on good form & efficient running economy. RPE should be around the 3/10 which means you can run and chat.
Try and get into Zone 2 if you can which will probably be a decent pace on the bike.