60 Mins Run
Zone 2: Easy
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.
Keep the easy runs super easy. I always love the taper session. Normally goes down a treat and is light enough for race week. Speaking of the race, this has obviously been a short plan but hopefully enough to allow you to run a strong race. I think the most important thing pre race is to be happy with a pace you feel is sustainable for the whole race, factoring in conditions and elevation. I’m happy to discuss but you are probably better educated to know what that is than me given the altitude. Any issues let me know. Go smash it Ben.
Coach Simon๐
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.
2km WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
5km @ Half Marathon Pace (RPE: 6)
3 minutes recovery
5 x 200 metres @ Target Time (RPE: 9)
60 second recoveries
2km CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
A really good session to do the week of a half marathon. A chance to practice race pace at a lower volume and get some speed in the legs.
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.
Stick to your goal pace early on and it should feel easy. Dig deep in those final 5km to achieve your goal. The biggest mistake you can make is getting swept along in the early stages and going off too fast.