Welcome to the Team. Firstly congratulations on everything you’ve achieved in recent years. Running a marathon is a huge achievement and you should be so proud.

My goal is now is to hopefully give you that direction you need, make your running enjoyable, help you achieve your half marathon PB and also improve you confidence along the way.

The plan looks to maintain your current endurance levels, introduce some speed work early on, but as it progresses and we get closer to your goal race, the interval sessions will become more specific to your goal pace. So hopefully that variety will keep you interested throughout the plan.

In terms of your ratings. I think it’s promising that you have a lot of room for improvement. The one area it’s difficult for me to have much impact on is recovery. Given your training load, sleep is crucial as is the fuel you put in your body.

There’s no point training super hard if you don’t get the rest you need to allow the body to make the adaptations, otherwise the likely result will be injury. I am happy to discuss nutrition although any advice I offer is very basic.

I’ve kept the bungee and spin in there. If there are weeks you feel particularly fatigued then leaving one of these out might help with recovery. But I’m hopeful that the weekly mileage isn’t too high that it ever become overwhelming.

The best results come from my runners who stick to the plan and are consistent with their training. Those that choose to miss the last few reps or run 10 mins less, generally plateau and reach their goal race disappointed in their results. Those that have stuck to the plan have seen excellent results.

Please use the feedback as much as possible and always be honest. This then gives me the opportunity to build the relationship that will ultimately help you grow in confidence and feel more motivated to complete the training each week.

I think you’re capable of getting around 2:05 for your half marathon if the training goes well. Some of my good running friends are producing their best results in their early 60s, so there is still plenty of time to improve.