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  • 13th - 19th April

I’ve changed up the plan a little to compensate for the the quad. If it’s still an issue Monday just be wary not to do any exercises which may aggravate it. But I’ve taken out the speed work and include a cross training and extra gym work to reduce the mileage. then hopefully by the weekend you’ll be ok to do some easy miles on the trails. Keep up the great work Anna.

50 Points Achieved

MONDAY

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10pts | Gym Legs/Core L1

10 POINTS

A good all round session to work the legs and core. You should have built up to this fairly gradually, so don’t dive in head first as you want to take your time building your strength. Be sensible with the weights to begin with.

If short on time combine 2 exercises together (superset) them to save on the recoveries. Ideally one leg exercises and one core exercise where possible. Eg squats and planks.

14 Points
Another gym session! I can’t do lunges, squats or steps, so I more or less ignored your exercise list- sorry! But I did a 20 min pyramid session on cross trainer (progressively harder then easier), plus sit ups, booty builder, abs, ads, triceps and a clever machine where you lie on your front and lift a weighted bar across the back of your ankles.
That’s fair enough. I appreciate you need to leave certain things out whilst injured. To be honest anything is better than nothing, and hopefully once you feel better we can stick to a more structured routine. But lots of good exercises in there and some decent points banked. The one where you lie on your front is for your hamstrings so that’s one I do in my routine. Well done Anna. Good that you are getting stuff done even when you can’t necessarily do much running

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.

18 Points
Another great 1 hour gym session, including 30 mins working hard on the cross trainer! Leg is healing, though it needs more time. Gym will be great even once I’m running again… so much better than staring at the carpet doing planks at home!
😂 Love how you have embraced the gym and the cross training will be doing the world of good. Staying fit whilst the injury gets better is a huge benefit of cross training. Awesome work Anna

WEDNESDAY

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Rest Day

0 POINTS

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

thursday

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6pts | Legs Gym #1

6 POINTS

A good all round session to work the legs. You should have built up to this fairly gradually, so don’t dive in head first as you want to take your time building your strength. Be sensible with the weights to begin with.

If short on time combine 2 exercises together (superset) them to save on the recoveries.

12pts | 40 Mins Elliptical

12 POINTS

A good way to boost cardio whilst reducing the risk of injury. The elliptical can tone muscles and improve endurance whilst being gentle on your joints. You want to be working at the top end of your aerobic zone, just under LT1 (zone 3 on Garmin).

18 Points
Did this on Friday! Leg is still not great- I’ve hurt it a couple of times by kicking a ball around at work… I’ll have to be a more boring teacher next week! I’m away camping this weekend anyway and so I’m just going to rest it… I think I’ll be better off to heal, plus I’m doing well with the weight loss which will really help me with the 100km. Life is hectic atm… My partner’s dad has been decling since xmas and has been in and out of hosp, and care homes, plus I’m commuting to Hailsham each day. I need my running/gym time more than ever, but it is also harder to schedule! I haven’t seen any friends for weeks!! Anyway, as I hope you know, I will be back on it as soon as I possibly can be with my leg, and will do all I can in the gym in the meantime! Hope things are going well with you, xx
Well done Anna, sounds pretty manic and sorry to hear about your partners dad, but glad you are still able to get the workouts in. Hopefully the leg will appreciate the rest over the weekend. The trail school session went great. It was only year 7 and 8 so they were quite sweet to be honest. So just tying up the loose ends to make that a regular thing until the summer holidays, so a really coup for me and my coaching journey.

FRIDAY

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Rest Day

0 POINTS

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

SATURDAY

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27pts | 90 Mins Run

27 POINTS

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.

SUNDAY

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27pts | 90 Mins Run

27 POINTS

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.

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