Possibly the hardest plan I’ve had to create so far. But I’m still delighted with the outcome. The challenges for me were the stipulations on which days you run.

Also I wanted to ensure you had plenty of parkruns in there as I know you enjoy these.

I also wanted to try and pair you up with Stephen Gates from time to time. Whilst this isn’t important, don’t worry if it never happens, there are 3 runs in the plan(*) which now match those of Steve. To be honest your Sundays didn’t really align with his.

I’ve also tried to include some Sunday runs where you can lead your group, sorry there are not more. Plus I’ve pencilled in the Chichester 10K. I still like the idea of the Canterbury 10 but appreciate you might not be in the best position to drive there the day before, given it’s place on the calendar.

The general goal for this plan is to get you in the best possible shape to run a fast time at Paddock Wood Half. I probably would have liked a few more big half marathon sessions in there but with the Pier to Pier as well it proved tricky. I think there is enough.

Given we are still being sensible with the number of runs per week I’m happy with the total Training Load. This is my new approach to creating plans (CLICK HERE TO READ MORE).

This approach is designed to reduce the likelihood of over training, keep it more consistent and also ensure the plan is progressive. I hope it works. I’m confident it well.

Apart from that. More of the same. You start this plan in great shape so no reason why in 16 weeks time you can’t be ready to smash out your best result yet.