I’ve tweaked it slightly and moved the key session to Friday so you can run with your group Sunday if you want? Tenerife? Is that a week Friday, we’ve got other stuff planned in at the moment so will need to tweak those depending how much you want to run whilst away. Will be a pretty cool place to run 🤔
Positive week. Big session went well and I think we are on schedule.
Hip and knee are an annoyance but as long as we can keep it to that and not a blow up all should be good.
Exactly that, hitting your target and paces in the key weeks is where it really matters. It feels like in the past niggles have been a constant annoyance for you but you’ve proven you can push through, that said, obviously be careful. I think going into PW with that element of unknown, and perhaps even chasing a scary goal is a good thing. You’ve already achieved so much with me, so I’d like to think there’s not too much pressure on this one, almost a free hit and achieving something pretty special. But awesome work Paul.
It’s important to keep the easy runs easy. Focus on good running form and low heart rate.
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.
1 Mile WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
1 Mile @ Half Marathon Pace (RPE: 5-8)
3 Mins Recovery
x 10
1 Mile CD @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)
Big half marathon session. If you can nail your goal pace on these splits then you are nicely set up to achieve your time on race day. Dig deep. These are the runs that matter the most.
“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.
