Lighter week but still some really good sessions. Tuesday’s team session is a beaut and Sunday bags some decent miles in the legs. If you can do that earlier in the week (Friday or Saturday) it would give you an extra 24-48 hours rest for the P2P. But we do the same next week in that we have 3 days rest before P2P, so I’m not overly concerned and Beachy Head is the main focus. Any problems let me know, but keep working hard, Jo and execute those sessions. You got this.
Coach Simon๐
Find a location where you can pick different points on the hill. Lamp posts are great. So for example you would run to the first lamppost and back to the bottom of the hill. Then to the second lamppost and back. Keep making the reps longer until you hit 20 mins, and then start making the reps shorter again.
Focus on effort level rather than pace or heart rate as both will fluctuate depending if you are going up or down the hill
If you have accurate heart rate data that is far and away the best guide for this run. Stay in Zone 2 if you can.
Alternative Exercises:
Cable Torso Rotation – Russian Twist
Goblet Squat – Leg Press & Single Leg Press
Kettle Bell Romanian Deadlift – Barbell Deadlift
Kettle Bell Bent Over Row – Any pull machine
Chest Press – Shoulder Press
Some other good options I like, seated leg curl, ab crunch, farmers carry., abductor and adductor machines.