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Training – Week Beginning 14 August

Sunday 20th August 2017

​I ran my third steeplechase PB of the year to cap my best ever track season. Now for a break…

Monday: AM 10km easy / PM 10km easy (20)

Tuesday: AM 8km easy / PM grass session – 6 sets of 60s,45s,30s off 45s, 5:00 tempo 3:05 pace (23)

Wednesday: 13km easy (13)

Thursday: track session 8*200 with barriers, 6 ‘water jumps’ into sand, 4*200 accelerating (10)

Friday: 8km easy (8)

Saturday: rest (0)

Sunday: AM 7km easy / PM BAL Premier League steeplechase – 1st B in 9:34.44 (15)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 31 July

Monday 7th August 2017

A good session and a fairly decent steeplechase.

Monday: 12km easy (12)

Tuesday: AM 7km easy / PM track session 6*600,4*200 off 90s – 1:40,40,40,39,40,41,31,30,29,29 (20)

Wednesday: 15km easy (15)

Thursday: 8km easy (8)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Midland League Division 1 steeplechase – 2nd/1st B in 9:41.7 (17)

Sunday: 19km moderate (19)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 10 July

Sunday 16th July 2017

Four PBs in five races this season. Long may it last!

Monday: AM 10km easy / PM 12km easy (22)

Tuesday: 10km easy (10)

Wednesday: rest (0)

Thursday: 10km, strides and barriers (10)

Friday: 7km easy (7)

Saturday: BAL Premiership 3000m steeplechase, 1st in B race in 9:38.57 – PB (9)

Sunday: 8km easy (8)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 29 May

Sunday 4th June 2017

A steeplechase PB in my first race for Birchfield.

Monday: 8km easy (8)

Tuesday: 10km easy (10)

Wednesday: hill session: 10*60s off road (14)

Thursday: 17km easy (17)

Friday: 10km moderate (10)

Saturday: rest (0)

Sunday: AM 8km easy / PM Midland League Division 1 steeplechase – 1st in 9:46.09, PB (17)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 08 May

Sunday 14th May 2017

Two tough sessions this week. First time over a steeplechase barrier since last summer.

Monday: AM 10km easy / PM 10km easy (20)

Tuesday: AM 8km easy / PM grass session of ~ mile, 16*400 off 30s, mile (26)

Wednesday: 17km easy (17)

Thursday: AM 12km easy / PM 12km moderate (24)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: track session 4*1km over barriers off 2:00 recovery 3:08,10,10,12 (11)

Sunday: AM 16km easy / PM 10km easy (26)

Taken from my training log.