We go again. And I’m delighted you want to stay on the team. I know I promote PBs, but that’s purely because it looks good for business. For me as a coach it’s far more important that my runners are enjoying your plans.

I’d much rather you enjoy it being part of the Team than have a PB. Personal Bests are just a bonus of enjoying the training and staying injury free.

I think in your case you have so many demands from your work that we need to factor that in. If being part of the Team is putting a smile on your face and helping your mental health then I really couldn’t give a shit what your watch says at the end of a parkrun.

That said I will always create a training plan to try and help your progress, but just want you to run without any pressure or expectations, especially from me.

The new plan follows the same routine. Tuesday evenings, bimbles on Thursdays, parkrun Saturdays and race or a long run Sunday.

If you find a routine that works for you, stick to it. I’ve put some extra races in the schedule, but that will be entirely down to you whether or not you want to run them.

Battle 10K, Rye to Hastings, Hastings Half, the Seafront 10k and Beckley 10k, the events the Bimblers are likely to be participating in.

I’ve left the NYC trip blank but I’ve put some runs and workouts in for your Spain trip. Anything you do is a bonus, so again, no expectation. But hopefully something on the dashboard will give you that motivation to head out for a run or do some basic S&C work.

Any questions just ask. But keep running, keep smiling Lou, it suits you and radiates positivity throughout the rest of the team.