Week 11 was the week I made a decision to be sensible, don’t chase mileage and try to do the important sessions (clients, speed, long run) and ditch some of the recovery miles. I need to get to London Marathon fit and able to run for 26.2 miles so I need to prioritise that for […]
It has been a tough couple of weeks. We’ve all been there, we have a target to complete and we are firmly fixed on the goal. We are running well and enjoying the training plan we are following. But then, injury strikes and we have to make decisions about to what we do next. Keep […]
Week 10 was initially a planned cutback week, but due to lower than planned mileage in weeks 7 & 8 I went into week 10 just trying to do as much as I could. However…….. Monday morning started with a 3 .2 mile walk with my wife, followed straight after by a hard progression […]
Week 9 was trying to get back to ‘normal’ mileage after a couple of weeks of weeks of lower mileage (by my previous standards anyway)! Monday morning was hard work. As I had spent last Saturday and Sunday on my coaching course I had to move my long run to today. 22 miles on […]
Week 8 was mainly front-loaded and managing my niggling calf that started better than last week but still not right. Monday started really well with a 10 mile fartlek run. This included the first 4 miles being run progressively, followed by 3 x short steep hill sprints and a fast mile before a couple […]
Week 7 was finally going to be my cutback week as my first six weeks had averaged 78.5 miles. Monday started with a 3.1 mile walk with my wife, immediately followed by an 9 mile run with the first 7 miles ran progressively faster than the previous mile. I started at 7.35 pace and […]
I wanted week 6 to be a big week and that is exactly what it turned out to be. My biggest week of mileage ever! Monday started with a 3.1 mile walk with my wife, immediately followed by an 8 mile run with 3 miles at marathon pace. On tired legs, I was pleased […]
We are now moving in to the second quarter of London Marathon training and I had planned another high-mileage week, with two-thirds of the weekly mileage coming in two days. I’ll explain why further down! Monday kicked off with a 3.3 mile walk with my wife and was immediately followed by a 6 mile […]
This was my first planned cutback week of the year, but as my wife was away for the week on business I thought I would take the opportunity of pushing on with the miles. My legs, although a bit tired, felt ok to continue through one more week of high mileage. Monday became another […]
Firstly, allow me to clarify the title: Diet means the food that you consume on a daily and weekly basis. It does not mean banning or forbidding foods. Sustainable means from now on, not just for the next 6 weeks. To make your diet sustainable forever (and I do mean forever) you need to look […]
