A tough week. But what excites me is if you execute these type of weeks you’re going to make some big gains. And I’m guessing you didn’t sign up in the first place for me to be all soft and say, ah it’s fine just go out and do a few 60 min easy runs. Bollocks to that. Let’s work hard, let’s show others what is possible if we knuckle down. Honestly stick with it, yes some weeks it’s a grind, but having been on the journey myself it feels fucking incredible when you start smashing out times you never thought would be possible. Excuse my language but I just wanted to get across my passion for helping you guys and why it’s worth the effort in weeks like this. You got this.
Coach Simon๐
Maintaining your current 5k pace will get progressively more challenging as a session unfolds. So breaking it down in this nature should allow you to maintain that pace for the whole session.
If you have an accurate heart rate, then use that as your main data to determine pace, if not RPE is the best option. Hills are always going to cause them to go too high, unless you are super fit. Finish off with some strides.
A good home workout for the legs. No weights needed, but if you do have some that will add to the difficulty. Recoveries around 30-60s. If time is limited then combined two exercises together. So whilst recovering from squats for example you could be doing your calf raises. This could save you as much as 15 mins.
This is likely to be Bewl 15 as it’s the only 15 mile race I know of. Marathon pace is a good target here as the trails and likely warm conditions will slow you down a fraction, not to mention the hills late on.