We’ve got a really solid plan here. Going off what has worked in the past. That cumulative mileage, week in week out, with a couple of really tasty 5 hour long runs in the middle.

I’ll make a few points here. As you scored yourself, strength is your weakest asset and the area you have the most room for improvement. But equally I understand it’s the thing you hate the most. So whilst I won’t push that, just be aware if you are looking for further gains, that is probably the area you can make them.

I’ve pretty much avoided S&C for the last 7-8 years, done the odd bit at home, but this injury made me realise just how important it was. I’ve quite enjoyed getting in the gym to be honest, and now I can feel the difference it’s making and that then keeps me going back. Now I don’t say this to encourage you to join the gym, but just the benefits that extra S&C does bring. Perhaps something for the future. I’ll stop talking about S&C now.

Apart from that we have the regular Tuesday evening sessions. I think these are important for you on 2 fronts. Firstly it will make you a better all round runner incorporating some speed work into your weekly schedule. But more important than that, is that social element, meeting up with the gang every week, ensuring you are not doing all of your runs solo.

Lou M is also part of a group who run every Thursday evening together for 60 mins. So if you ever fancied something different, I’m sure they would be very welcome for you to join them from time to time. It fits in well with your schedule and again just provides that big of variety and social connection.

Then the weekends are when the magic happens. Those long runs, back to back runs. Better weather ahead, more runnable trails. I love this time of year. Bring it on.

The other thing to note is the lack of races. So potentially we might want to squeeze at least one event in there before the 100K. Doesn’t necessarily need to be a long race, just something to break up the plan. The Weald Challenge is a great half marathon route and falls on one of your 5 hour long runs. So perhaps combining that with a long run might be an option? 7th June this year and tends to fill up quite quickly. You get a quirky mug instead of a medal.

Any questions about the plan just let me know, but as always delighted you are staying on board.