Pier to Pier

LOAD: 800

5 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 2)

16 Miles @ Target Pace (RPE: 4-8)

Biggest mistake here is going off too fast. I’ve done this before where runners I know I can beat have torn off at 10k pace only to blow up. Hopefully my target for you is right and definitely don’t start off quicker. If you feel good once you come over the hills near Glyne Gap, then pick up the pace. You got this. Fuelling is also essential for a race of this distance.

To be honest the only reason I’m setting targets is stop anyone going too fast at the start and that’s the key in this race. Jodie has a very similar pace, if you can find someone to run with it can help, otherwise it can be a very lonely race.

Coach Simon

FEEDBACK

8 ENJOYMENT

RPE

PACE

Well, strangely I enjoyed the run despite the weather doing its best to ruin it. I got a bit of a second wind at 13 miles, I felt ok and managed to speed up a bit, I had nothing left at the end but that was ok. Happy with my time and pace, although I do think when the official results come out it will be a few seconds over 3 hours, so about 3 minutes off my target time. It did take a while to thaw out though! No problems or niggles today which is good. All in all a good run.

Sue Alabaster

Fantastic. I checked your splits and they were so consistent with a strong finish. Brilliant running Sue. I should add when I set the target times the wind was from the North, so we would all have been consistently faster throughout the race, so I wouldn’t worry about that. You did great in some pretty miserable conditions. Definitely one to be very proud of.