The key run this week is the long run which is the longest you’ll do before Bewl and the Pier to Pier. Keep the pace easy, a flat route will help. I’ve brought it forward to Saturday as we have the handicap in the schedule for the following Tuesday so we want some freshness for that. The rest of the week is similar, Wednesday with the club, and Thursday with Anthony. Hills might make your niggles worse, so if still struggling with the achilles, don’t be afraid to play safe and opt for a flatter route for either of those sessions. You certainly don’t want to be doing Gresham Road reps with a sore achilles. Any problems shout but keep up the great work Jan.
Coach Simon๐
NOTE: You can click on any of the exercises to view a tutorial.
*Signifies you need to do each side (so twice the number of reps)
This should be a good all round workout which will hopefully help with you keep those niggles at bay. The idea being we can slowly add to these. Those doing the best with their strength are the ones who keep it simple and consistent, week in week out.
If time is ever an issue. You can do some supersets. What is a superset? It means combined 2 exercises together, ideally ones that are different.
For example you might do 1 set of Bent Knee Calf Raises, and rather than just twiddle your thumbs for 60 seconds before doing the next set, you do a wall sit inbetween.
70 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Keep the effort level down on these easy runs and focus on good running mechanics.
Enjoy. Swimming is a great alternative to running and probably the best form of cross training.
It all depends on the nature of the session as to how hard you want to work. The longer the reps, the slightly slower the pace will be. Or if doing hills, focus on RPE rather than pace. But you always want to be working hard to ensure you make the necessary gains.
Keep the long runs at a low effort level. Obviously the longer the time wears on the harder the run will become. Make sure you hydrate and take fuel with you.