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Training – Week Beginning 1 August

Monday 8th August 2016

I finally ran under 10 minutes for the steeplechase. I was pleased with my tactics in the 1500 which I ran on very tired legs!

Monday: AM 10km easy / PM 13km easy (23)

Tuesday: AM 8km easy / PM Metchley session 5 x lap off 90s (23)

Wednesday: 15km easy (15)

Thursday: 10km easy (10)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Midland League Division 2: 3000m steeplechase – 2nd in 9:52.5 (PB), 1500m – 3rd/1st B in 4:17.8 (23)

Sunday: 16km easy (16)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 27 June

Sunday 3rd July 2016

I was happy with the steeplechase and 1500, both run on tired legs.

1500m splits: 70 (400), 2:17 (800), 3:08 (1100), 4:14

Monday: AM 10km easy / PM 13km easy (23)

Tuesday: AM 10km easy / PM grass session 8×2:00 off 60s (27)

Wednesday: 10km easy (10)

Thursday: 16km easy (16)

Friday: AM 14km easy / PM 10km progression (24)

Saturday: rest (0)

Sunday: AM 10km easy / PM Midland League Division 2: 2k steeplechase – 2nd in 6:32.0, 1500 – 2nd B in 4:14.0 (24)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 30 May

Sunday 5th June 2016

I was pleased with both Monday’s track session and Saturday’s two races. Still can’t hurdle properly.

Monday: AM track session – mile tempo, 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200, mile tempo 5:15, 3:04, 2:26, 1:44, 66, 29, 5:10 / PM 11km easy (28)

Tuesday: 15km easy (15)

Wednesday: 16km progression (16)

Thursday: 10km easy (10)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 9km easy / PM Midland League 3000 SC 2nd in 10:10, 3000 2nd in 9:04.8 (24)

Sunday: 24km easy (24)

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 29 June

Monday 6th July 2015

Number of hours driven in order to race: 4

Number of races: 1

Length of race in minutes: 6

Number of races in which I was disqualified by an overenthusiastic official: 1

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

Tuesday: AM 11km easy / PM Metchley session: lap – 4×400 – lap – 4×400 – lap off 60s/90s. Very hot. (27)

Wednesday: 16km easy (16)

Thursday: AM 15km easy / PM 10km moderate (25)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 10km easy / PM Midlands League Division 2 – 2kSc, DQ (2nd over the line in 6:22), 10 mins tempo on grass (20)

Sunday: AM 21km easy / PM 8km easy (29)

Week total: 141km

Training – Week Beginning 20 April

Monday 27th April 2015

A tiring but enjoyable day of track racing. Not a bad start to the season.

Monday: hurdle drills, 2×400 with hurdles,  15km easy (16)

Tuesday: AM 12km easy / PM grass session: 2 sets of 2km, 1km off 2:30/1:30 (28)

Wednesday: 16km moderate (16)

Thursday: AM 13km easy / PM 13km easy (26)

Friday: rest (0)

Saturday: AM 8km easy / PM Midland League Division 2, Yate – 2kSC 2nd in 6:28, 1500 3rd in 4:15.2, 400 relay leg 4th (24)

Sunday: 12km easy (12)

Week total: 122km