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If you’ve got time off work then I would be looking at the forecast and picking the best day weather wise for the long run. Then we can schedule everything else around that. Any problems let me know. But everything this week has real purpose and 170pts is a really good target. A brilliant year Joe, but I get the impression you can top that in 2026!!

Coach Simon🍊

172 POINTS TARGET

172 Points

MONDAY

rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

TUESDAY

alison

75 Mins Run

22 POINTS

I’ll switch up and do the progression session tomorrow. I did 75 mins at a very comfortable recovery pace of 9:30 mins/mile. HR 125, which really is all that was needed after Sunday’s effort. Good to get it done early, as it’s a convenient time of day for me, but also it’s good psychological training. I really have to get outside of my comfort zone to be running before 5:00am, when it’s just 2 degrees outside, so I can think back to moments like that, when things get tough in the ultras
Yeah it’s good to get out of your comfort zone as an ultra runner. Matt Edmonds is great with his training when preparing for races by doing some of his crazy challengers. No worries about switching the runs around either. Well done for getting up so early. Feels like you put me to shame although to be fair I needed to catch up on my own sleep today. But must get up earlier. Great work Joe.

Coach Simon 🍊
22 Points

WEDNESDAY

uppsala

60 Mins Easy-MP

24 POINTS

That session was tougher than expected. I think I was caught out by how cold it was, and quite unusually for me, I didn’t have enough layers on! Felt better once I warmed up. Another one ticked off
Yeah that does actually require some effort, I think it’s because you have to move through the paces. But we don’t want your training to be “too easy”. Train hard, race easy. Well done Joe. Another one in the bank.

Coach Simon 🍊
24 Points

THURSDAY

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si-200s

5 x 1 Mile Reps (10k)

34 POINTS

Quite enjoyed that one, although I almost paid the price for not having breakfast. I just about had enough energy from last night’s chocolate😂😂. Quite windy again, so focussed on effort rather than pace, when running into the wind, then picked up the pace nicely, when the wind was behind me. Perfect start to the year!
That is a big session. Remember doing that in the park back in the summer and struggling towards the end of each rep. A fantastic start to the year. Well done Joe. Decent haul of 34pts there 💯

Coach Simon 🍊
34 Points

FRIDAY

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Strong sporty woman in white sportswear warm up training running on a treadmill climber stairs machine in gym indoors.

20 Mins Stairs

9 POINTS

gym-workout

Joe S&C Session

12 POINTS

Did the leg exercises and stair stepper on Friday night, then finished the upper body exercises on Saturday morning. Stair-stepper was an absolute killer, with 102 floors climbed. I know how much benefit it brings on those hills though, so I love it!
Nice. Great work Joe. I think keep monitoring how the stair climber effects the legs. It’s something new and I know Steve is seeing the benefit of it whilst he’s resting his niggle. I think it’s certainly more beneficial than saying chucking on another 60 mins easy flat run.

Coach Simon 🍊
24 Points

SATURDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

SUNDAY

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anna-baker

210 Mins

63 POINTS

Decided to keep it nice and simple, by running up and down Bexhill and Hastings seafronts. I’m doing South Downs next week, after doing it last week too, so no harm in doing a flat one this week. Tough work to begin with, while I was warming up, which took a while, as it was minus 7 with the wind chill! Picked up the pace a bit, between miles 15 and 23, which felt good. Very happy with that one. Got it done early, as I was watching my godson play football this morning, and as much as the 4:45 alarm was tough, it’s nice to know I can now spend the afternoon on the sofa!
Superb. Sunrise looked incredible. Love the commitment to the early rise. Feel like we’ve got a nice blend of these long runs and sessions over the past month or so. Hopefully this will contribute to you peaking over the next few months. Awesome work Joe.

Coach Simon 🍊
63 Points