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Training – Week Beginning 28 December

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.

Training – Week Beginning 21 December

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.

Training – Week Beginning 2 November

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.

Training – Week Beginning 2 March

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.

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.