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Training – Week Beginning 25 July

Sunday 31st July 2016

Two good sessions and a hard 5k effort on Saturday.

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

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM grass session 4×1200 off 2:30, 7x30s/30s (26)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: AM 10km easy / PM 12 sets of 1:00/2:00 on treadmill (23)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: Swansea Bay parkrun, 15:54 (14)

Sunday: 19km easy (19)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 4 August

Sunday 10th August 2014

Some enjoyable running in North Wales this week. When I got back I did the parkrun as a progressive effort. Approximate km splits: 3:25, 3:10, 3:15, 3:12, 2:57. Next week I will try and do two track races.

Monday: no run (0)

Tuesday: AM 16km progression run / PM 10km easy (26)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: AM 5 x 1 min, 5 x 2 min, 5 x 1 min, all off 60s / PM 12km easy (30)

Friday: 16km easy (16)

Saturday: Brueton parkrun 15:59, started slow and finished fast (15)

Sunday: 18km easy (18)

Week total: 121km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 28 July

Sunday 3rd August 2014

This week I did a half marathon in Wales where we are currently on holiday. I didn’t really ease off the training for it and it was a tough course involving beach, strong wind, hills and trails. Tuesday’s session was tough.

Monday: 18km easy (18)

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM Metchley session: 1 lap – 2 laps – 3 laps – 2 laps – 1 lap, 90s recoveries (28)

Wednesday: rest (0)

Thursday: AM 10km easy / PM 20km moderate, 15 x 100/100 on grass (30)

Friday: AM 16km easy / PM 8km easy (24)

Saturday: 11 km easy (11)

Sunday: North Wales Half Marathon, 3rd in 79:52 (27)

Week total: 138km