Week Commencing: 13 APR 26

Choose Day👇

Full on taper mode this week. I’ve also switched a run out for the elliptical again to reduce that impact and hopefully leave the legs feeling fresher. A bit of MP in there to keep that pace in the legs, but no need to do anything special, the hard work has now been done. Any issues Phil let me know.

Coach Simon🍊

101 POINTS TARGET

72 Points

MONDAY

All done. I’ve kept the S work on the light side given we are 2 weeks out, but I will also do more mobility work this week and next to encourage flexibility and stretching. I’ve switched the sessions around slightly (tue, wed, thur) to give my calf more time to recover and have kept in the elliptical this week. Approach to marathon – do you want to chat separately on this or shall I send you a whatsapp message with my thoughts? Well done for doing some/most of the Brighton run. Phil
Well done Phil, good idea about giving the calf a rest. A WhatsApp message would be good. I like to get things written down. I feel like I can communicate my thoughts and opinions better that way and it also gives you a reference to go back to, if need be. It was a slightly odd experience yesterday, but nice to get something for my money at least.

Coach Simon 🍊
10 Points

TUESDAY

Simon – all done, 60m elliptical at 128 bpm.
Great work Phil. It’s a really good form of aerobic training. I’m going to be using cross training a lot going forward in my own plans to reduce the risk of injury but also increase the pts I can earn each week.

Coach Simon 🍊
18 Points

WEDNESDAY

uppsala

60 Mins Easy-MP

24 POINTS

Good run today, completed as planned. HR slightly higher (ave 146) . Cadence was v good, and running form felt good also.
I do like this session as gets you thinking about your form as you increase the pace slightly. Excellent work Phil. Another one ticked off and closer to the big day.

Coach Simon 🍊
24 Points

THURSDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

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Coach Simon 🍊

FRIDAY

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weald-challenge

40 Mins Marathon Pace

26 POINTS

Day 2 of rest. I can see improvements from yesterday, and even though I am very very very tempted to jump onto the elliptical, I think it is wiser to give the lower calf / tib / ankle tendons more rest to properly heal, so I will still plan to make Sunday my next run. I know what you’re going to say … and I know that taking rest for 3 days won’t impact my fitness … but it always does feel really weird!!
Mentally it will feel like are losing fitness and there is always that concern but if there is a time to take some rest it’s the 2nd week of the taper. So whilst it’s frustrating the fact you’ve hit the key training is more important, so I’m not concerned in the least about the fitness. The obvious concern is the niggle and whether that will impact race day, so I’d much rather you focus on getting that better.

Coach Simon 🍊

SATURDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

Thanks for your feedback yesterday and for the programme next week – it looks good to me!
You’re welcome, always hear to chat if need be.

Coach Simon 🍊

SUNDAY

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alison

75 Mins Run

22 POINTS

Easy run 73m. On a residential course so short of time. Felt ok, not 100%, but not feeling injured afterwards. Step in the right direction I hope
that’s very positive and glad everything felt ok. We can definitely overthink things this close to race day.

Coach Simon 🍊
20 Points