Very excited to have this opportunity to work with you Jack. Firstly congratulations on what you have achieved this year. The Run Streak in particular has been very impressive.

Now we want to see if we can train that bit smarter, utilise your time in the gym more efficiently and help you achieve those goals.

At first I’ve kept the run streak alive and Bexhill efforts in there. The main difference going forward is the Sunday morning run. We need to build up that mileage but also smash out some key marathon sessions.

This will get you comfortable running at your pace, so when Brighton rolls around around, that pace will feel natural and for the first 15-16 miles, easy.

It’s important to start practicing your fuelling strategy early in the plan, 30-60g per hour is the recommended intake of carbs on the long runs. So whether you use gels or other forms of fuel, start that straight away. Happy to discuss this if need be.

As we head into the New Year and the run streak ends if gives more freedom to add variety to the plan, so there will be some midweek half marathon sessions too. This might mean on occasion dropping the Wednesday run to maximise your training load.

There are not that many fast parkruns in the plan. This is probably the biggest sacrifice of this training block but to get the most out of your Sunday long run, especially the marathon sessions, you want to come into them fresh.

I’ve tried to team you up with a couple of really strong runners early in the plan. But you can also do your long runs with Paul’s gang if you prefer. I’ll mention it nearer the time but I think a few runs with the likes of Steve Gates and Jake Stewart will really help improve your running. That only happens a few times in the block though.

The gym sessions will be far more varied and look to build more strength in the legs. I think this is important, especially for the later stages of the marathon. If you have any issues with those sessions we can alter them until we find a routine which works for you.

I’m really happy with the plan though and the training load is up there with the best runners on my team which should mean if all goes smoothly you’ll be running at a very high level come the spring.

The numbers on the plan spreadsheet relate to Training Load. It’s a much more efficient way of creating a training plan than simply using miles. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT TRAINING LOAD.