Archives // Training Summaries

Training – Week Beginning 26 December

Sunday 1st January 2017

A solid week of training to end the year. County XC champs next week.

Monday: rest (0)

Tuesday: AM 12km easy / PM 12km easy (24)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: AM 11km easy / PM road session 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 mins off 60s (28)

Friday: 16km easy (16)

Saturday: 15km easy (15)

Sunday: AM parkrun 16:15, 4×2:00 off 60s / PM 8km easy (26)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 19 December

Sunday 25th December 2016

A good week of training. It’s been nice to run in daylight for a change!

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

Tuesday: 16km easy (16)

Wednesday: AM 11km easy / PM road session 2,4,6,4,2 mins off 75s, 6x30s off 30s (27)

Thursday: 16km easy (16)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km tempo run 27:24 / PM 9km easy (25)

Sunday: 25km progression run (25)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 12 December

Sunday 18th December 2016

It was good to get back to training after almost a week off with a cold last week. Great Sunday morning run with Dan in Sutton Park this morning.

Monday: 15km easy (15)

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM road session 4×5:00 with 2x300m hill reps between (27)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: rest (0)

Friday: AM 8km easy / PM 30:00 tempo run – 8.83km (24)

Saturday: 14km easy (14)

Sunday: 22km easy (22)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 28 November

Sunday 4th December 2016

I was pleased with how I raced at Birmingham League; 17th is my second best ever position. Hopefully I can place even higher at the next one.

Monday: 15km easy (15)

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM road session 10×2:00 off 60s (26)

Wednesday: 9km easy (9)

Thursday: 10km easy (10)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Birmingham League XC, 17th (22)

Sunday: 20km easy (20)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 21 November

Sunday 27th November 2016

Two good sessions and a decent long run. Looking forward to lacing up my cross country spikes next week.

Monday: 10km easy (10)

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM road session 5×1.6km off 90s 5:18, 14, 02, 02, 55 (27)

Wednesday: 14km easy (14)

Thursday: rest (0)

Friday: AM 10km easy / PM 2x4km off 4:00 with first 2:00 each rep flat out – 12:49,12:35 (26)

Saturday: 10km easy (10)

Sunday: 28km progression run (28)

Taken from my training log.