Week Commencing: 27 APR 26

Choose Day👇

Plenty of rest this week ahead of Sunday. It’s a slightly odd one for me as I’ve had a lot of runners where the marathon feels like the big highlight, that huge race they’ve been building to for months. With you, I get the impression you’re a bit more relaxed about this weekend for a number of reasons including the recent niggles. It can be a good place to be in and the half result showed you are running well. So you can head into Cali knowing you’re running well but with a “see what happens” approach. That said, pacing is still key, so get that right early doors (happy to discuss in advance) and I think you’ll run a strong race. You got this Ben.

Coach Simon🍊

150 POINTS TARGET

144 Points

MONDAY

andy-alice

40 Mins Run

12 POINTS

On treadmill
Respect. Well done for ticking it off.

Coach Simon 🍊
12 Points

TUESDAY

gym-workout

Ben's S&C

15 POINTS

Did on Wednesday
💪 I reckon you must be stronger this time around than previous marathons so remind yourself of all these sessions you’ve done and how strong you are in those latter stages.

Coach Simon 🍊
15 Points

WEDNESDAY

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Rest Day

0 POINTS

THURSDAY

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60 Mins Run

18 POINTS

Did 40 mins Friday morning. Didn’t wanna do any more as now only 2 days out
Yeah that’s probably the most you want to do 2 days out so sensible to cut it short. Well done Ben. Smart thinking.

Coach Simon 🍊
12 Points

FRIDAY

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rest-day

Rest Day

0 POINTS

SATURDAY

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Rest Day

0 POINTS

SUNDAY

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paul-1-mile

Marathon

105 POINTS

Felt good going into today and tried to improve the splits, which I did until around 30k. Around that time, really needed the toilet and had to go into a cafe around 34k. After that, felt better again. After all of these marathons, I still find the gels and what they do to your body difficult to manage. Again, I know I can improve this time, but I think I’m going to focus on 21k for the time being and trying to get that time down. Thanks for the accompaniment Simon. As I said, I have learned a lot
It’s been fun and reckon the best is yet to come, but a brief pause and a little reset can work wonders. You’re blessed with a lot of talent, and I think with the right commitment, even if only for a period of 9-12 months you could definitely take a big step up with your running. But important to have that balance and keep enjoying it too. Enjoy the footy.

Coach Simon 🍊
105 Points