I really like this. So this plan is 16 weeks long, then a week off, will give you 20 weeks to build for Manchester.

The main focus in this plan is to run a quick half marathon at the end. Then when you start marathon training your sub 3 pace should feel much more comfortable and all we’ll need to then focus on is building the mileage.

The introduction of a 2nd S&C session should also increase your strength and resistance to injury. Which again, with Manchester in mind is really important when we start to introduce those extra miles.

This plan is progressive from the last in that your average weekly training points have risen from 138 to 150.  The average runs per week is 4.5 and I’ve made sure each recovery week falls on a treadmill week.

As the weeks go by the half marathon sessions become more challenging and that’s why we drop from 5 to 4 runs later in the plan, to give you more recovery from those big workouts.

In terms of potential races. I’ve had a look & a few scream PBs. Battersea Park (bit boring) on the 16th November which logistically I would imagine is quite a good one for you. Or Norwich, bit of a trek, but looks a fast one on the 23rd November.

To be honest you could even do your own half marathon time trial at the end of the block along a flat coastal route if you prefer. It’s not that important to go out and run an official half marathon.

There’s a good consistent routine in there again, Monday recovery with S&C. Tuesday your Dover intervals. Wednesday S&C, Thursday easy, Friday a session or easy run, Saturday currently free (but we can always switch that with the Friday, especially if you wanted to do parkrun) and Sunday the long run or half marathon session.

Consistency is what brings the best results and you’re working as hard as anyone else in my team right now and a lot of them are achieving very good results.

Really excited to see what we can produce here and I feel this sets you up really well for a big 20 week marathon plan for Manchester.