Boston? I assume I have got that correct. There can’t be any other marathons on the 20th April can there. This is very exciting and I think the goal is realistic.

We’ve got plenty of time to smash out some big marathon sessions without having to cram them all into a very short space of time.

The plan has a very familiar feel to it, but the training will get tougher in the middle part. With the two half marathons and the Lydd 20 from late February to race day, we want to put the biggest training weeks in before that.

The idea being your fitness is in good shape when you take on those half marathons. Trying to cram in big marathon sessions either side of those races is tricky, but obviously the 20 miler serves as the perfect preparation for Boston.

So most weeks will be 6 sessions, 2 S&C, 2 hard workouts, one of which will be track. Then some weeks it will be a quick parkrun (I’ve put in every Hastings pacers day) and others it will be a bigger Sunday session focusing on half or marathon goal pace.

These will be complimented with 2 easy runs. That will include long runs which will build from 2 hours to 3 hours. I don’t see the benefit of going beyond the 3 hours as you’ll just be fatiguing yourself for the big sessions.

Paul’s group is a possible option. Plus I often take a Sunday 2 hour group that you come along and join to make those longer runs more appealing.

As this is a long plan there is a week off in the middle and given your work and travel we have that flexibility to move things around where we need to.

But I really like this plan and it follows a similar pattern to the ones which have already worked so well for the Team this year. If anything the marathon plans have probably yielded the most success to date, with most runners achieving their targets and very few injuries. So I’m hopeful you have the same experience.

Any questions about the training plan just ask. I’ve updated your rating slightly which you can edit if you feel they are not quite right.

Looking at the current ratings flexibility and recovery are the two areas with the biggest room for improvement. If you wanted to discuss either just shout but it just comes down to better diet, more sleep and stretching more often. It really is that simple.