The 10 mile and the Xmas Eve half marathon help massively towards our weekly target. Combine that with an easy parkrun on Xmas Day and we’ve hit our targets. So no need to do any S&C this week. Hopefully this will leave you feeling fresh to run a strong race on Sunday. Merry Christmas Ben 🎄
Finished with a great race, so just very happy at the moment with the running. I don’t feel too different than a month or two ago, but must be so much stronger now to be able to hit that pace 8 miles in to a run, when before I was struggling to keep up the pace for 10k or even 5k.
So, all good and looking forward to 2026! 😊
You’ve done brilliant. And I think Sunday just highlights how if you’re sensible with the training and have that progressive approach to it, the improvements will follow. As you said, it doesn’t feel that different, but it works and thank you for being so committed to the plan. Well done Ben, another great week.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
130 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3-5)
Pushing beyond that 2 hour barrier is a good mental win. Important to be fuelling and staying hydrated on these runs.
The biggest mistake we can make with these recovery runs is running too fast. This will mean when our harder sessions come round we are still fatigued and not able to put enough effort in to make the necessary gains.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
