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Training – Week Beginning 2 February

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.

Training – Week Beginning 5 January

Sunday 11th January 2015

I improved my best Birmingham League placing again. A good day for the club. Enjoying XC at the moment.

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

Tuesday: AM 11km easy / PM grass session: 16 x 1 min on, 1 min off (29)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: AM 10km easy / PM 14km easy (24)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Birmingham League, Coventry – 22nd position (23)

Sunday: 27km easy (27)

Week total: 143km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 1 December

Sunday 7th December 2014

Another low mileage week; I only ran on days beginning with ‘M,’ ‘T’ and ‘S’ this week. I’m just focusing on getting good quality running in and trying to stay injury-free. 27th is my highest ever finish in a league race.

Monday: 8km easy (8)

Tuesday: AM 12km easy / PM road session: 3 mins – 6 mins – 4 x 1 min – 6 mins – 3 mins all off 60s (26)

Wednesday: rest (0)

Thursday: AM 12km easy / PM 8km easy (20)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Birmingham League Division 1, Northampton – 27th, best position ever (23)

Sunday: 12km easy (12)

Week total: 89km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 6 January

Sunday 12th January 2014

First full track session. Another XC race, where I just scraped inside the top 50. I’m getting fitter.

Monday: 15km easy (15)

Tuesday: AM 8km easy / PM 4 sets of 1200-400-400 off 200/200/400. Averaged around 3:46/73 (27)

Wednesday: 14km easy, very sore. Slow. (14)

Thursday: 19km easy (19)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: Birmingham League XC, Coventry. 49th (16)

Sunday: 26km easy (26)

Week total: 117km