Plan 1 – Week 1

  • Sep 21-27

First week of the new plan with a new coach and can say I am enjoying the set up. Love the platform you use and enjoy giving and receiving the feedback.

You are right, I am hard on myself at times but that is something I have always done. It’s okay when its going well but not so when it’s not. However I just keep on turning up and trying to put the effort in.

Tuesday and Wednesday runs felt a little harder than they should have but think that is possible down to the pro and prebiotics I am currently taking to try reset my gut. Side effects are fatigue and heavy legs and that is defiantly the case any time I try to hold pace currently.

Fridays run was okay and the bike ride was good. Saturday Park Run again felt okay but not as easy as it should at the pace I was running. Again hopefully something to do with what I mentioned above.

Sunday long run was the best run of the week, where I actually felt like I could run. Little faster than easy and more of a current steady pace.

Love the target paces at the top of the dashboard. Even though they are currently slower than I want, as discussed, I’d rather not slog myself currently on every run. As you have mentioned, we are starting in a different place but I now have a benchmark to improve on which I like also.

Many thanks for your current time and feedback. Hope your feeling better.

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SUMMARY

  • Week: 🙄 Not quite good enough
  • Plan: 🙄 Not hitting my targets
  • Pts: ✅ Yes, it feels right

INJURIES/NIGGLES 🚑

None

  • Pain Level: : 0/10

COACH

Thanks Dan, glad you’ve enjoyed and like the platform. Taken me a while to get it to where’s it at today and I’m pleased with my handy work. Always looking to make further improvements though if you ever have any suggestions.

When you work with a coach, I think it should in some way remove the pressure from your own shoulders. If you complete the sessions I set at the right RPE, then if you don’t make the gains expected, ultimately it’s my fault, not yours. So the only time you can be hard on yourself is if you don’t put the work in, rather than not get the results.

I have to be honest it’s a big jump from where you’re at right now to sub 3 in the Spring, but with those previous excellent times under your belt I’m hoping we’ll see quite a steep improvement over the next 8-12 weeks.

Hopefully the variety I can continue to offer in the training will make it enjoyable and the constant feedback is something I really enjoy and can make a big difference in my opinion. Decent start though and hopefully any effects of the pro and prebiotics do settle.

Thanks for asking. I’m not sure what to expect now from Sunday. The plan almost went too well. I feel like I’m over the worst of it now but 3 days of not eating a week before a marathon PB attempt is clearly not ideal. I’m quite chilled about it though as have Brighton booked in the Spring.

  • Sep 21-27

Weekly STATS 📊

150 POINTS
  • Sessions: 7
  • Completed: 7
  • Incomplete: 0
  • Missed: 0