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Week Commencing: 23 MAR 26

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A tricky week post half marathon, so let’s see how the body recovers. If you need extra rest, take it. The big session is the one Sunday, but there is always scope to move that back 7 days if you felt tired still. So the best thing we can do is be reactive to how Sunday goes and how your body recovers. Hopefully with your strong fitness levels right now you recover in 48 hours. Keep up the great work Ben.

Coach Simon🍊

162 POINTS TARGET

123 Points

MONDAY

rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

Rest Day

0 Mins

RPE 0

“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

TUESDAY

gym-workout

Ben's S&C

15 POINTS

Ben's S&C

Barbell Bicep Curls

3 x 15 (20kg)

Romanian Deadlift

3 x 15 (20kg)

Calf Raises

3 x 15 (10kg)

Plank

3 x 60s

Tricep Dips

3 x 15 (10kg)

Goblet Squats

3 x 15 (10kg)

Bent Knee Calf Raises

3 x 15

Side Planks

3 x 30s

Chest Press

3 x 15 (30kg)

Lat Pulldown

3 x 15 (30kg)

Farmers Walk

3 x 60s (16kg)

Hip Thrusts

3 x 15 (30kg)

Wall Sits

3 x 60s

Russian Twist

3 x 15 (10kg)

Ab Crunch

3 x 15 (30kg)

I’ve created a good all round gym session here. There might be some exercises the physio has given you that we need to work in. Let me know the key ones from that and I can chop and change a little. It might take us a while to get it perfect but those that have made the best gains with their strength work just do the same thing week in week out with only a few tweaks here and there.

If time is limited what I do is pair exercises together and go from one to the other without the recovery. I’ve tried to pair some up for you. For example you could do 3 x 15 Bicep Curls and then use the same barbell for your deadlifts, so straight away you’re saving about 3-4 mins by not needing 60s recovery in between each of those exercises.

WEDNESDAY

stretching

Stretches #2

2 POINTS

Stretches #2

Cat Cow

60 Secs

Child Pose

30 Secs

Figure of Four

2 x 30 Secs

Lying Down Hamstring

2 x 30 Secs

Knee to Chest

2 x 30 Secs

Standing Torso Rotation

60 Secs

Clam Shells

2 x 30 Secs

Side Leg Raises

2 x 30 Secs

Butterfly Stretch

30 Secs

Touch Toes

30 Secs

Upward Salute Stretch

30 Secs

Wide Leg Bend Stretch

30 Secs

A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.

track

6 x 1km Reps (5k)

30 POINTS

6 x 1km Reps (5k)

2km WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 2)

6 x 1km @ 5K Pace (RPE: 8)
2 Minute Recoveries

2km CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

A simple effective session for runners striving for a 5K PB. Focus on trying to hit goal pace.

THURSDAY

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andy-alice

40 Mins Run

12 POINTS

40 Mins Run

40 Mins Run

Zone 2

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.

Everything ok? Or just needed extra rest post race? Which is totally understandable by the way. No need to answer those questions to be fair if it was just extra rest was required.

Coach Simon 🍊
12 Points

FRIDAY

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gym-workout

Ben's S&C

15 POINTS

Ben's S&C

Barbell Bicep Curls

3 x 15 (20kg)

Romanian Deadlift

3 x 15 (20kg)

Calf Raises

3 x 15 (10kg)

Plank

3 x 60s

Tricep Dips

3 x 15 (10kg)

Goblet Squats

3 x 15 (10kg)

Bent Knee Calf Raises

3 x 15

Side Planks

3 x 30s

Chest Press

3 x 15 (30kg)

Lat Pulldown

3 x 15 (30kg)

Farmers Walk

3 x 60s (16kg)

Hip Thrusts

3 x 15 (30kg)

Wall Sits

3 x 60s

Russian Twist

3 x 15 (10kg)

Ab Crunch

3 x 15 (30kg)

I’ve created a good all round gym session here. There might be some exercises the physio has given you that we need to work in. Let me know the key ones from that and I can chop and change a little. It might take us a while to get it perfect but those that have made the best gains with their strength work just do the same thing week in week out with only a few tweaks here and there.

If time is limited what I do is pair exercises together and go from one to the other without the recovery. I’ve tried to pair some up for you. For example you could do 3 x 15 Bicep Curls and then use the same barbell for your deadlifts, so straight away you’re saving about 3-4 mins by not needing 60s recovery in between each of those exercises.

Great work Ben, thanks for the comment on socials. Tough week with 2 of the new coaches in my club announcing they are going to be offering “free training plans”, but just left more determined than ever to become the best coach I can. Luckily I am getting more and more clients outside of my club now so I will be fine, but it was still a shock, especially when they announced it in a club meeting without telling me, and loads of people then started looking at me for my reaction 🤦‍♂️

Coach Simon 🍊
15 Points

SATURDAY

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stretching

Stretches #2

2 POINTS

Stretches #2

Cat Cow

60 Secs

Child Pose

30 Secs

Figure of Four

2 x 30 Secs

Lying Down Hamstring

2 x 30 Secs

Knee to Chest

2 x 30 Secs

Standing Torso Rotation

60 Secs

Clam Shells

2 x 30 Secs

Side Leg Raises

2 x 30 Secs

Butterfly Stretch

30 Secs

Touch Toes

30 Secs

Upward Salute Stretch

30 Secs

Wide Leg Bend Stretch

30 Secs

A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.

lucy-wide

30 Mins Run

9 POINTS

30 Mins Run

30 Mins

Zone 2: Easy

Nice and easy. Smile, relax and enjoy. Love life!

SUNDAY

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uppsala

5 x 5km

75 POINTS

5 x 5km

2km WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

5km @ Marathon Pace (RPE:4)
1km @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

5km @ Marathon Pace (RPE:5)
1km @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

5km @ Marathon Pace (RPE:6)
1km @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

5km @ Marathon Pace (RPE:7)
1km @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

5km @ Marathon Pace (RPE:8)

2km CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

A great marathon sessions to practice goal pace. As the session progresses that RPE will creep up and you’ll have to work hard in the last 5km block.

Managed 4 sets of 5k and 26km in total, as opposed to 33. Quads hurting me. Hoping to get a massage tomorrow
No worries. It’s important to listen to the body at all stages of a plan to be honest, but especially this week after the fantastic half you ran. When I tally up the football and the hot yoga it’s actually a decent week. Not the target, but then you might say that was unrealistic post half, it’s not always easy to fight the right balance, but obviously you’re running great right now so nothing to worry about. It was good to see Matt run at Lydd as well.

Coach Simon 🍊
59 Points

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