• 13th - 19th April

Four hundred and thirteen (413). That’s how many training plans I have written now since started coaching and I promise you this is the only time I have said this and probably ever will, but this is the best executed plan I have seen from one of the team so far. Thank you for that. You’ve smashed it. If anything this week is just about getting out of your own head and not building up the occasion too much. It’s just one more session at target pace. Stay relaxed and as nonchalant as you can. Then on Sunday just go out there and run, one km at a time. You’ll smash it. Go get em James!!

140 Points Achieved

MONDAY

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Rest Day

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

TUESDAY

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26pts | 40 Mins Tempo (M)

26 POINTS

Just an opportunity to get some more miles in at marathon pace and really dial those splits in. Come race day we want marathon pace to feel comfortable.

26 Points
Lovely morning for a run & felt really good to stretch the legs after 2 days rest. Felt comfortable & pushed a little bit quicker than marathon pace for the second 20 mins. Very pleased with how this felt & good I felt after.
I do like this session on race week, just to get some pace in the legs. Great to hear you are feeling so strong. Roll on Sunday

WEDNESDAY

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

thursday

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9 Points
That’s the training done. Nice easy pace that felt good with Kelle.
Feeling ready & looking forward to Sunday. Very pleased with the progress made since December & running better than I thought I would be when I came back from Lanzarote so thanks for all your help.
Looking forward to the rest of the year & hitting future goals with you.
Honestly, thank you so much, an absolutely pleasure to work with you. Just a case of going out Sunday, hitting the right pace early and almost switching off mentally. Almost want to find an “auto pilot” state, especially in the first 15-16 miles. Really excited about what you can do going forward. Awesome work James. Very best of luck Sunday. I will message Saturday afo to check in.

FRIDAY

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Rest Day

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

SATURDAY

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

SUNDAY

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105pts | Marathon (Race)

105 POINTS

10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

26.2 Miles @ Marathon Pace (RPE: 5)

We’ve made it. So exciting. The biggest mistake is going off too fast, know your pace and stick to it, even if it feels super easy. You’ve trained well, now just go and execute. Best of luck.

105 Points
Obviously didn’t go as planned but feeling better about it now. Still finished the marathon & was sub 4 hours.
I know the training went really well & did everything I could. Also more importantly I enjoyed the training.
Legs are a bit sore today but had some cryotherapy & they are starting to feel better.
Will probably do a really easy recovery ride tomorrow to spin the legs out & get blood flowing.
It can be disappointing as we put some much emphasis on the one race and the training hinted at a very strong race. But it’s only one run and that’s the key thing to remember. Your clearly in a better place fitness wise and now we need to kick on. It’s like a bad result for a football team. It happens, it’s how we react and bounce back from that. And at the end of the day you’ve just run another marathon, in a very decent time, so still loads of positives to take. It also fuels my fire more and I’m even more determined to help you to continue to improve and those that have stuck with me after disappointments have gone on to achieve great things. Congratulations on adding another marathon to your running CV.