Week Commencing: 23 MAR 26

Choose Day👇

A much lighter week, especially at the start. There is one spanner I want to throw in the works. The Lydd 20 miler is Sunday. We still have a 210 min run in the plan next week. But if you did fancy doing the longest run of the plan in a race situation it might help. It’s far enough out from London that it shouldn’t ruin you. It would be a gamble, but I just wanted to put the idea on the table. If you wanted to discuss that just drop me a message. Keep up the great work Lucy.

Coach Simon🍊

112 POINTS TARGET

112 Points

MONDAY

stretching

Lucys Stretches

2 POINTS

TUESDAY

Did a 5K this morning with the conference Running group. Managed to average a 621 pace. Which is faster than I’ve done in ages consistently. It was a struggle, and it was the slowest, but I did it.
That’s great. So pleased you went. And don’t worry if you were the slowest. I think those that do go on these runs will likely be confident runners, so it’s good to put yourself in with them. 6:21 is a really decent pace. Definitely some bonus points coming your way.

Coach Simon 🍊
15 Points

WEDNESDAY

stretching

Lucys Stretches

2 POINTS

jake-p2p

70 Mins Run

21 POINTS

45 mins on treadmill this morning. Weather was awful, so skilled the outdoor run. And my mind was just staring at the timer on the treadmill and it felt like I was on there for about 10 years. Hence not quite 70 mins!
😂 This made me laugh. I’ve had that experience many times before. I’m not a fan of the treadmill. But another run banked and if doing the 20 Sunday it’s probably for the best this was shorter. Well done though Lucy.

Coach Simon 🍊
17 Points

THURSDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

FRIDAY

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circuits

Circuits

10 POINTS

SATURDAY

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stretching

Lucys Stretches

2 POINTS

SUNDAY

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su-sparkes

120 Mins

36 POINTS

Bit more than 120 mins. I did 3 hours 57 for the 20 miles. Half marathon pb – 2 hours 27, 20k, 10 mile 15k and 10k pb. Even though it was an extra 10k on last weekend, it didn’t quite feel like that. I felt similar towards the end of both. Maybe a bit more tired at the end of Lydd. It did start to hurt at about mile 15 – knees hurting. But worked through it. And the wind was crazy for the last 6 miles- felt like running through slime. Overall, really enjoyed this. It was hard, but so glad I did it. Mentally, I feel much more prepared for London. And I think physically too!
Wow. Just wow. Incredible. So pleased you found it manageable and I think that highlights the help of doing it within a race. Add in even more crowd support and adrenaline at London and you’ll do so well. I’m honestly so impressed as your pace hardly dropped at all towards the end, especially if the wind picked up as well. I know there are times during this plan where the London finish line seemed unlikely but now you can be really confident it’s going to happen. You’ve done that. You should be really proud. Apologies for my somewhat subdued encouragement. I was looking out for you and then it was the sunnies that head gear that through me and you looked different from last week. I was wary I was going to be shouting “Go on Lucy” to a complete stranger 😂

Coach Simon 🍊
80 Points