For me as a coach, enjoyment has to be top of the priority list. And I know I get a few runners on the team who enjoy certain sessions and flourish in those.

So this plan sticks to a very similar routine, mainly because it’s working and you’re having fun.

So Tuesday intervals, Thursday bimble, Saturday parkrun and Sunday long run. That’s the general principle but there are variations and the average number of runs across the 16 weeks is 3.5. So each week will be slightly different.

I’ve made the Saucony 10k the goal race in this plan. I’ve not set a time goal, if you want to do that, happy to discuss. Sub 60 mins springs to mind 🤔

I’ve included some other local races including the free HR events. Plus I’ve put in the Rye 10 miler as I know that’s a popular one with the bimblers most years and it means we can keep the endurance up with some Sunday long runs building up to that.

After the Rye 10 I’ve added some 10k specific sessions in the build up to London. These can be done as part of parkrun, to keep the schedule consistent.

I just feel what you’re doing is working and I’ve just made a few tweaks to spice up the training a little. The fact you get the opportunity to do more of the Hastings Runners races is exciting too as they always have a lovely atmosphere.

Keep turning up, keep being consistent and keep smiling. You’ll continue to see gains if you do those 3 things.