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Training – Week Beginning 31 August

Sunday 6th September 2015

PB for 10000m. End of track season. Time for a much needed break.

Monday: 15km easy (15)

Tuesday: AM 9km easy / PM grass session – 2 laps tempo, 5×300 off 100, 1 lap tempo, 5×300 off 100, 2 laps tempo (27)

Wednesday: rest (0)

Thursday: 11km easy, strides (11)

Friday: 8km easy (8)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM BMC Stretford 10000, A race – 11th in 31:44.68 (PB): 3:12, 12, 11, 11, 09, 10, 07, 08, 13, 06 (23)

Sunday: rest (0)

Week total: 84km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 24 August

Sunday 30th August 2015

Heavy week. I’m tired.

Monday: AM 13km easy / PM 12 easy (25)

Tuesday: AM 12km easy / PM grass session 2 laps tempo, 2x30s, 2 laps tempo, 2x30s, 2 laps tempo (29)

Wednesday: 18km easy (18)

Thursday: AM 12km easy / PM 16km easy, strides (28)

Friday: no run, weights, conditioning (0)

Saturday: AM 11km easy / PM Tipton open 10000, 1st in 32:24.8 – 16:24/16:00 (27)

Sunday: 19km easy (19)

Week total: 146km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 11 May

Sunday 17th May 2015

I broke my PB by 3 seconds.

Monday: 11km easy (11)

Tuesday: Metchley session: 1-2-1-2-1 laps off 60/90, 75% effort (16)

Wednesday: 10km easy (10)

Thursday: AM 10km easy / PM 8 easy, strides (18)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 6km easy / PM Highgate 10000 C race, 4th in 31:52.96 – PB (22)

Sunday: 16km easy (16)

Week total: 93km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 5 May

Sunday 11th May 2014

I felt terrible for about 3 days, with a recurrence of the muscle cramps that I’ve had in the past. I couldn’t run at all. The 10000 was tough in wet and windy conditions.

Monday: AM 11km easy / PM 16km moderate-hard ~60mins (27)

Tuesday: 13km easy (13)

Wednesday: long bike ride, no run (0)

Thursday: rest (0)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: Highgate 10000m, heat 2 – 16th in 32:48 (18)

Sunday: 10km easy (10)

Week total: 68km

Taken from my training log.