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We start off light, but then if all is well, we smash out some decent mileage on the Sunday, perhaps a nice relaxed trail run of 20km ish? Too soon after Seville? It’s a tricky one and you’ll know come the weekend, we just don’t want to lose that endurance and if anything build on it. But if you pick a fun route to do the Sunday one, then it shouldn’t be too demanding. That’s my thinking. I don’t think you need to be smashing out 150 mins along the seafront at 5:10 per km pace is my point. All this assuming you have recovered from what sounded like a horrible illness last week.

66 Points Achieved

MONDAY

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Rest Day

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

TUESDAY

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18pts | 60 Mins Run

18 POINTS

Keep that RPE down. You want to be able to run and chat, speaking of which, joining a group can add to the enjoyment here.

15 Points
Did 9k in ~50mins. Lovely weather for it. Felt OK for about 10 mins then things started to ache and I got hot and tired really quick. Tough run, went slow, fitness seems mostly lost!
Probably still not recovered. I wouldn’t worry too much. Once you got a few more days of proper eating and rest it should hopefully feel much better. I remember my last run before Chester after my norovirus. I did 40 mins I think and it felt like I’d never run before, it was horrible.

WEDNESDAY

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22pts | 60 Mins & Strides

22 POINTS

Keep the RPE down, have a chit chat & Don’t forget those strides 😜

Another 9k with the group, this felt really hard work despite the glacial pace – clearly still not recovered yet as am struggling to find the energy. I did not do strides, I had nothing left in the tank at all.
You need to listen to the body and adjust things accordingly. Your body clearly needs more time to recover so just work on a day to day basis right now and take the extra rest you need.

thursday

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15pts | Sam S&C

15 POINTS
Plank With Leg Raise 2 x 70s
Single Leg Deadlift 2 x 12 (8)
Press Up 2 x 20
Goblet Squat 2 x 22 (16)
Russian Twist 2 x 10 (10)
Split Squat 2 x 15 (12)
Single Leg Calf Raises 2 x 12
Pull Ups 2 x 12
Tib Raises 2 x 15 (12)
Crab Walks 2 x 22
Bicycle Crunch 2 x 25
Bent Knee Calf Raises 2 x 15 (12)
Wonky head, dizzy spell, decided to rest instead.
smart move

FRIDAY

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21pts | 70 Mins Run

21 POINTS

70 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

Keep the effort level down on these easy runs and focus on good running mechanics.

Still wonky, missed Sleaford Mods in Brighton as feeling too rough :-(
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SATURDAY

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Rest Day

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

SUNDAY

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45pts | 150 Mins Run

45 POINTS

All about time on feet. Don’t focus on pace. Instead keep that effort level down and concentrate on good running economy. Fuelling and hydration key too.

Due to feeling wonky towards the end of the week I wasn’t sure if I would even be OK to run, but glad I got out. I think having beautiful new fancy shoes may have influenced me to get out as I was very keen to test them… they are fantastic, and the correct colour of course. Laura and I set out for a relaxed pace trail-ish run, was mindful to watch how I was feeling (energy levels still low and head wobbly) but it was mostly fine, no niggles or major dizzy spells. Probably went a little slower than I could have comfortably as Laura started to struggle after 10k (also recovering). She stopped at 15k so I carried on and picked up the pace comfortably which felt good, ran up the hills home and was tied but not destroyed, phew. A bit of that fitness crept back which was nice, but I’m still way off from where I was – so glad I didn’t get in for either of the fast HMs on Sunday as I think I would have been very disappointed. Managed 19k, in ~1:50:00 – that was about the right amount for me that day.
Just glad you are starting to feel better, so great work on the run. Yes either of the HMs would have been tough and too soon based on this feedback. Although sad not to have you there at PW as it was one of the best days we’ve had as a team and for me as a coach. You just never know until the day what is going to happen so to have pretty much everyone, not only achieve their goals, but go beyond that, was fantastic.

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