I’m excited. I love this plan and I think it’s an excellent opportunity for you to really take your fitness up a level, especially now if you do have more time on your hands.

The numbers tell the story for me. Prior to this plan you were averaging 91pts per week. To give you some comparison Sue M was hitting 123 (she retired earlier though to be fair).

This plan has an average of 116. But I think you could even squeeze some more out once you settle into a routine. Possible an extra run once you build a good base, another class perhaps (you mentioned Zumba).

I’ve gone straight through to Beachy, simply because long term planning always brings better results. I’ll mention Sue again, partly because she is doing Beachy, but also the fact you’re not far apart in terms of times. I think she sneaked under 30 when I paced her in the H2H challenge last year.

Her plan for Beachy averages 136 per week, but she does have a better base behind her. But again it highlights I think if you go well, you can push even more, which again is exciting, because the more pts you accumulate, the fitter and stronger you will become.

I’ve created you a new gym session and added plenty of kettlebell work in there. I think the stairs are an absolute must. For a race like Beachy where you’ll be clambering up the hills when your hands on your knees, the stair master is the best thing you can do. That said it’s not in there every week as the long run is even more important.

Efforts again are key. They’ll help you with the sub 30 attempt but also for Beachy where you’ll need those fast twitch muscles fibres late on, so keeping them active is important. Tuesday works well (I would say that), just so you can do your Sunday long runs.

I’ve added in a few other races, but let me know if you don’t fancy them. I’ve taken a punt on when The Amble will be as that is probably the best run of the year in terms of prep for Beachy. And the Rye Ancient Trails is another good option.

One I mentioned to Sue is the Bates Green Gallop, but it’s the week after RAT. But you can do loads of time on feet there (up to 6 hours), and with the loops there really is a more relaxed feel. I did all 3 of those the year I did Beachy, albeit the race didn’t go great for me.

I’m waffling. I’ll summarise what I said at the start. This plan could be brilliant for you, I really do believe that and it could be one of your best years of running for a long time if all goes well and I’m hear to support you every step of the way.

Now it’s just time to execute!! You got this Jo.