Very excited to start working with you. I think Sunday proved you have great potential and also the determination to be very good at this running nonsense 😂

A hilly 5 miler off the back of 2 training runs per week is very impressive. You’re surrounded by a great group of people all striving to be better, fitter and happier people. That’s inspiring.

Hopefully I can help you on your journey and really help you enjoy this amazing past time. This first plan will look to get you into good habits and running 3 times per week to begin with.

Once you’ve become accustomed to that extra mileage we can look to progress further, either with a S&C session or even another small run. But that’s further down the line. I’ve seen lots of runner makes very good gains, running 3 times per week.

In fact the fastest runner I’ve worked with so far only ran 3 times a week. He completed 30k recently on hilly trails in just over 2 hours. Madness. It just goes to show quality over quantity does work.

The initial plan is just a guideline for me to set your sessions, I find the training schedule can alter dramatically. Some runners pick up niggles, others progress quicker. So I wouldn’t worry too much now what’s happening in week 12-16.

The main goal is the Great South Run, which is an amazing event. Not one I’ve run yet myself (entered just before COVID), but I’ve heard such positive reviews from everyone that has done it. That should really help keep you motivated and excited about your running.