I’ve tweaked the original plan slightly to ease off the pts and reduce Sunday’s long run to 90 mins. It just felt right at this stage of your training. We have Tuesday with the team (in the daylight), Wednesday Horntye. If you don’t fancy the 5 x 1km we could switch that for a quick parkrun, but the benefit of a session like 5 x 1km is we get to run that bit faster. You could be clever and incorporate that into parkrun, just be careful if stopping abruptly that no-one is behind you. Any questions just ask. Keep up the great work Conal.
| Step Ups | 1 x 70 Secs |
| Split Squat | 3 x12(5kg) |
| Glute Bridge | 2 x 14 |
| Single Leg Deadlift | 2 x 12(5kg) |
| Forward Lunge and Rotation | 2 x 12(5kg) |
| Bent Over Row | 2 x 14(5kg) |
| Russian Twist | 2 x 12(5kg) |
| Squats | 2 x 15 |
| Plank | 2 x 60 Secs |
| Bicep Curls | 2 x 15(5kg) |
| Tricep Dips Dumbbells | 2 x 15(5kg) |
| Wall Sits | 2 x 60 Secs |
| Dead Bugs | 2 x 15 |
10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace RPE: 3
5 Mins @ 5k Pace RPE: 8 (120 Secs)
5 Mins @ 5k Pace RPE: 8 (120s)
3 Mins @ 3K Pace RPE: 8 (90s)
3 Mins @ 3K Pace RPE: 8 (90s)
2 Mins @ <3K Pace RPE: 9 (90s)
1 Min @ <3K Pace RPE: 9 (90s)
10 Mins CD @ Easy Pace RPE: 3
A good speed session and a chance to increase pace as the reps get shorter. Work hard and enjoy!
60 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 2-5)
60 mins on the flat is quite different to 60 mins on the hills. So it’s important to differentiate between the two and if you do a hilly easy run, to account for that extra training load and how it might impact the rest of your week.
| Step Ups | 1 x 70 Secs |
| Split Squat | 3 x12(5kg) |
| Glute Bridge | 2 x 14 |
| Single Leg Deadlift | 2 x 12(5kg) |
| Forward Lunge and Rotation | 2 x 12(5kg) |
| Bent Over Row | 2 x 14(5kg) |
| Russian Twist | 2 x 12(5kg) |
| Squats | 2 x 15 |
| Plank | 2 x 60 Secs |
| Bicep Curls | 2 x 15(5kg) |
| Tricep Dips Dumbbells | 2 x 15(5kg) |
| Wall Sits | 2 x 60 Secs |
| Dead Bugs | 2 x 15 |
2km WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
1km @ 5k Pace (RPE: 8)
2 minutes recovery
x5
2km CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Classic session. Super simple. The end result being you have a better understanding of your current time for a 5K. Work hard and ideally finish each rep a few seconds quicker than your current 5k pace.
“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”
90 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Keep this nice and easy. Focus on good form & efficient running economy. RPE should be around the 3/10 which means you can run and chat.