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Training – Week Beginning 25 August

Sunday 31st August 2014

Two tough sessions, especially the one on Friday. After two big weeks (by my standards anyway) I will now go easy for a few days to prepare for next Saturday’s 10000m.

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

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM Metchley session – 1 x 10 mins off 2 mins, 4 x 5 mins off 2 mins, 4 x 30s off 45s (30)

Wednesday: 18km easy (18)

Thursday: 20km easy (20)

Friday: AM 10km easy / PM 5:00, 8×0:30 hill, 5:00, 8×0:30 hill, 5:00 (29)

Saturday: rest (0)

Sunday: long run – 60 mins moderate, 40 mins hard, 20 mins easy (30)

Week total: 149km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 26 May

Sunday 1st June 2014

First long run for a while. Three good sessions.

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

Tuesday: AM 9km easy / PM Metchley session: 2 lap tempo – 8×400 off 60s – 2 lap tempo (26)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: AM 10km easy / PM 21km including 5 mile tempo in 27:26 and strides (31)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: 2 sets of 10×200 off 200 on grass, going every 90s. 5 min jog between sets (19)

Sunday: 32km steady/moderate, 5 min jog (33)

Week total: 145km

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 27 January

Sunday 2nd February 2014

This was a tough week – highest mileage week for a long time and three hard sessions. Sunday’s long run was a 20 miler with Tim with a 58 minute second half uphill. I just about managed to hang on. Next week I will taper down for the league race.

Monday: 16km easy – ran home (16)

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM 12 x 400 off 1 min – started on 71, ended on 64, 68 average (27)

Wednesday: 16km easy – ran home (16)

Thursday: AM 10km easy / PM 18km moderate (28)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: 16:12 parkrun then 5 short hill reps. All solo, very sore legs (20)

Sunday: 33km progression run. 20 miles in 2:07 with a much quicker second half (33)

Week total: 140km

Training – Week Beginning 20 January

Sunday 26th January 2014

First week over 130km since the injury. Saturday’s hard long run went well and most of this week’s running felt very comfortable. I’m really enjoying my training at the moment.

Monday: 15km easy (15)

Tuesday: AM 9km easy / PM 2 sets of 200-400-600-1000-1000-600-400-200 all off 200 jog. Averaged around 36/73/1:50/3:06 (28)

Wednesday: 15km easy (15)

Thursday: AM 9km easy / PM 16km moderate – ran home (25)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: 10 mile tempo in 57:33 – 29:41/27:52, 3k moderate, 5k tempo at parkrun in 17:42, 5 min recovery, 3k tempo untimed (34)

Sunday: 15km easy (15)

Week total: 132km

Training – Week Beginning 11 March

Sunday 17th March 2013

A good track session and long run. Looking forward to the 12-stage next week.

Monday: 11km steady/14km easy (25)

Tuesday: Rest (0)

Wednesday: 17km easy (17)

Thursday: 10×100 strides, 6x(700/300) off 100 jog: 2:08, 50, 2:07, 50, 2:06, 49, 2:04, 48, 2:06, 49, 2:02, 49 (19)

Friday: 8km easy out, quicker back (16)

Saturday: 21km easy (21)

Sunday: 32km hard 1:55 – 58:20/56:56 (32)

Week total:  130km