Week Commencing: 25 May 26

Choose Day👇

I’ve got a feeling stool ball is going to play a part here from what you mentioned. I thought about recommending the bank holiday Monday session I will be doing if you were free but then thought better of it after a tough weekend. Let me know if we need to change things up. But you are running really well right now coming into a big race on the calendar, so lots to be exciting about. Keep up the great work Ben.

Coach Simon🍊

107 POINTS TARGET

104 Points

MONDAY

gym-workout

Home Legs/Core

10 POINTS

Did this session. 👍
Love feedback which is straight to the point. Well done Ben.

Coach Simon 🍊
10 Points

TUESDAY

header-norris

20 x 1 Minute Reps

24 POINTS

Did Yoga session at lunchtime. I think this is going to be a regular Tuesday thing now. It was only about 40 – 45 mins, although I forgot to stop my watch, so Strava has it at 1:50! Stoolball this evening – batted for about 7 or 8 overs, scored 81, and got a couple of catches in the field. Not asking for extra points, but did mean to put my watch on to record to see what the heart rate is doing to give some idea of effort levels. You asked about max heart rate – not sure on this but think 180 is probably max. In races I know I sometimes hit high 160s, and occasionally have seen it in the 170s.
You’re on fire right now. Do they have a player of the season award? Yeah would be interested to see what the HR does. Your watch should have that data somewhere, might be worth having a look, Google AI or You Tube always a good place to start for tutorial on how to find it. Yoga a good replacement for stretching. 10 mins of yoga is pretty much a point on the platform. So let’s go with 5 here.

Coach Simon 🍊
5 Points

WEDNESDAY

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Rest Day

0 POINTS

Got up fairly early and did the Tuesday efforts session on my own. Did in the same location as the group session, which I think was a good location as there is a bit of shade in the park. Very happy that I managed to slightly increase the pace during the session; although it didn’t feel like it, but I could tell by the slightly further distance covered in the later reps.
Fantastic work Ben, loving the commitment to the plan again, shame you couldn’t make the group but worth if for another big score.

Coach Simon 🍊
24 Points

THURSDAY

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Bimble💙 & Strides

22 POINTS

Did the Bimble with the usual gang. First half quite slow as chatting, but a bit quicker on second half. Also managed to include 4 strides, but couldn’t do any more as had to have a gender reveal cake as Jodie had had her scan! 🩵 or 🩷?
Chuck 4 more in Sunday pre 5 miler and you are forgiven. To be fair I missed my strides Wednesday because of the meeting. So ran an extra 13 mins and 20 seconds (exactly) to get my 4 missing pts. I thought you would appreciate that.

Coach Simon 🍊
22 Points

FRIDAY

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Rest Day

0 POINTS

SATURDAY

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Did Parkrun. Started near the back, so kept it very steady. Sped up a bit as the run went on as attempted to complete my stopwatch bingo challenge; just need 30 to compete it. Finished in 29:31! 🤦‍♂️ 6th time for 31.
Oh no, so close. That did make me chuckle though. Next time perhaps.

Coach Simon 🍊
9 Points

SUNDAY

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5 Mile Race

38 POINTS

That was good! Managed a 5 min WU. Paced the race well, not going off too fast, and feeling fairly comfortable at about 7:45-7:50 per mile. Felt the heat a bit when we turned, but just kept going, and managed to slightly increase the pace as the race went on. Even managed a sprint to overtake a couple of other people at the finish. according to Strava, the fastest I have done that race since 2017, beating my times in 2023 and 2024. Didn’t manage CD.
A really well executed race, love the splits and nice that you’re producing your best running for 7 or 8 years, you’ve earned that. No worries on the WU/CD, I appreciate you had a lot going on. I always feel deducting points, but it’s more a case to ensure the data is accurate when we look back on it at the end of the plan. Great work Ben and thanks again for all your hard work making this race a success.

Coach Simon 🍊
34 Points