3 rest days. Wow I’m feeling generous. Although on a serious note it’s important we do drop back a little this week, with the Rye 10 next Sunday and then the big one. Now is not the time to be pushing too hard, plenty of time for that post GUC. If you want to add an extra run we could divide the hills into 2 x 60 min run, but then the schedule would be a little boring, but equally we want this week to be light. So I would be happy if you wanted to do that. Any issues shout. Keep up the great work Joe.
Crammed a bit more into 1 session here but now you’ve got a lot of good stuff in there. Hopefully it’s ok?
A great form of cross trainer for us runners. Take a few minutes to warm up at find your stride but then push hard. You can real bang for your buck with just 30 mins on the stair climber. I hit around level 10 when doing these but find the right speed for you that you can maintain, but you find this tough.
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
40 Mins @ HM-Marathon Effort (RPE: 6)
10 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Find a hilly route and push the pace a little. The uphills will naturally make the RPE increase. Try to attack the downhills as well, then ease off a touch on the flat. This is a session though so effort should be quite high during the 40 mins on.
“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!”
A stretching routine you can do daily to help with your flexibility. 30 seconds for each stretch is plenty.
It’s important to keep the easy runs easy. Focus on good running form and low heart rate.
Time to make sure your fuelling and hydration is on point. 30-60g of carbs per hour. The longer the run goes on the tougher it will get.