Sunday 3rd January 2016
Another tough cross country session with Tim and Mark. I did the parkrun on very tired legs.
Monday: AM 15km easy / PM 11km easy (26)
Tuesday: AM 16km easy / PM 12km easy (28)
Wednesday: 19km easy (19)
Thursday: grass session: 3 sets of lap, 4x~60s (18)
Friday: rest (0)
Saturday: AM parkrun 16:15 / PM 11km easy (25)
Sunday: AM 20km progression / PM 10km easy (30)
Week total: 146km
Taken from my training log.
Sunday 27th December 2015
Killer cross country session, hard long run. Bring on 2016.
Monday: AM 15km easy / PM 13km easy (28)
Tuesday: AM 12 easy / PM 13km easy (25)
Wednesday: 17km easy (17)
Thursday: AM 12km easy / PM Metchley session 4 x 2 laps off 90 in spikes (28)
Friday: rest (0)
Saturday: 16km easy (16)
Sunday: 32km progression run 60:06/57:20, 5 min jog (33)
Week total: 147km
Taken from my training log.
Sunday 8th November 2015
Not a bad race considering I was unwell during the week. I can definitely place higher next time.
Monday: 10km easy (10)
Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM road session 8x~900 off 75, 4x60s off 60 (26)
Wednesday: rest, unwell (0)
Thursday: rest, unwell (0)
Friday: rest (0)
Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Birmingham League XC, Leamington – 24th (22)
Sunday: AM 16km easy / PM 7km easy (23)
Week total: 81km
Taken from my training log.
Sunday 8th March 2015
No sessions this week as I was recovering from last Saturday’s half marathon. I got some treatment for a sore calf on Wednesday. My first inter counties experience was fun. Being too tentative because of my calf probably cost me 10 places or so; I had a lot left in the tank on the last lap.
Monday: 16km easy (16)
Tuesday: AM 13km easy / PM 16km easy (29)
Wednesday: 15km easy (15)
Thursday: 15km easy (15)
Friday: rest (0)
Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, 129th (26)
Sunday: 31km easy/moderate (31)
Week total: 132km
Taken from my training log.
Monday 9th February 2015
Highest ever position in a league race. Happy with that.
Monday: 12km easy (12)
Tuesday: AM 9km easy / PM road session 6 x 3:00 off 90s (23)
Wednesday: 16km easy (16)
Thursday: 12km easy (12)
Friday: rest (0)
Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Birmingham League, Cheltenham – 14th position (26)
Sunday: 26km easy (26)
Week total: 115km
Taken from my training log.