Training Plans & Runs | Rye to Hastings

Biggest mistake you can make here is going off too fast. Anything around half marathon pace for the first 5k is fine, definitely not quicker, then the sea wall and hills will naturally slow you down.

This is week 1 of the plan so no expectations here, no targets times and no reason to be disappointed, whatever happens, unless you throw the towel in completely.

90% of the field will walk at some stage in this race so if you do, take 30 seconds and then start running again.

Coach Simon

FEEDBACK

8 ENJOYMENT

RPE

PACE

I think it went well. I paced it well, not going too fast and then walked a fair amount of the hills (but possibly less than I was expecting). Wasn’t overtaken by other runners, apart from Joe (who was only behind me as he kept stopping to take selfies!) so happy that I still had something in the tank for the final third. Did struggle a bit at the end, as expected due to the step up in distance, but managed to keep going to the line and didn’t feel completely dead at the end. Overall very happy with that!

Ben Sallows

Sounds like you ran a really good race. Well done Ben. I think given how early this feel in the plan it was always a case of being sensible and not pushing too hard. It’s good to have others around you for some perspective. Joe is a 21 min 5k runner who recently ran a 57km ultra. So to be around the same mark as him (selfies or no selfies) is a great. Awesome running Ben and hopefully lots more enjoyable events, feeling stronger and quicker, to come.