Week 7 – Another 8/10 week 2 full weeks – hopefully building some consistency and stacking day on day. What will this lead to? No S&C this week and I’m now undecided whether to pick it up between now and Valencia, maybe having a break to come back to post Valencia / pre Snowdon strength … Continue reading Valencia 7/12
Week 6 – Another 8/10 week A full week that built nicely and saw some success / enjoyable runs. Hopefully a sign of things to come over the next 6 weeks. Protein powder definitely making a difference to my healing. I reviewed my running back in 2020 – when I first managed to break 3 … Continue reading Valencia 6/12
Week 5 – A 8/10 week Bouncing back well from the disappointment of the last week – really, really enjoyable week of training. Hard in parts, easier than expected in others. Time to kick on. Maybe the introduction of protein powder (Huel) – who knows, but I have been worried about the rebuilding of muscle, … Continue reading Valencia 5/12
Week 3 – A 7.5/10 that went down to a 1/10. Right achilles heel insertion begun to improve, running begun to feel easier – then going back into school & being exposed to children’s germs struck. Post Wednesday’s harder session (and there was clearly some tiredness there as I napped after my breakfast) I felt … Continue reading Valencia 3/12
Week 2 – on the whole I’ll give this a 6/10. Right achilles heel insertion played up post Wedensday’s run, which now seems to have calmed down a little. Hopefully more a response to upping my load a little and running 5 consecutive days for first time in a long time Monday 18/9: Early morning … Continue reading Valencia 2/12
12 weeks – December 3rd. I’ll be interested to see what I can run, if I can train unhampered / uninjured and the journey to get there. I’m planning on following this routine – with the idea of trying to learn something from Boston, managing fatigue and trying to maximise 12 weeks. Slightly different to … Continue reading Valencia – 12 weeks – Week 1/12
Various things have piqued my interest over the last few days. First one was a story circulating about Iga Swiatek (The current WTA No1) practising with tape over her mouth. I found this article in The Washington Post amusing / curious / interesting – from it’s headline, through to it’s generally positive coverage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/08/12/nasal-breathing-mouth-tape-exercise/ Part … Continue reading Things I’ve noticed the last week
I became introduced mini hurdles / wickets on the wonderful Scholar program (Steve Magness & Jon Marcus’ online coaching support network). Jon is a big proponent of them – due to how well they help develop and improve (reactive) running form / technique. In very simplistic terms they act as a constraint to help encourage … Continue reading Mini-hurdles wickets and what I’ve learnt so far
It’s raining here today – great for the garden and a fair reflection of what my current mood had been over the last 3 days. I picked up a left calf niggle last Wednesday, finished my run and felt tightness in my calf that triggered a memory of something very similar when deep in training … Continue reading Injuries, injuries, injuries
I’ve had this on my mind for the last few weeks. I’ve spent most of my running life self coached, on occassions dipping into the world of being coached. I also don’t think there is a right answer for everyone for this, we are all different and what each of us need is hugely different. … Continue reading Coached or self-coached?
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