Rather than go over my Valencia training last week – which is going well, consistent and helping me find my level for Dec 3rd – I’m going to outline my periodised approach to S&C, for an ideal, everything works well, marathon build. There are lots of different ideas/ advice / suggestions around strength work. Some … Continue reading Strength for marathon builds
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 4 – A 7.5/10 that went down to a 1/10. Injury comes back to plague my treacherous body. I wonder if the cold I suffered last week did enough to tweak muscles & create an environment for my left calf to pull / tear / strain as it did mid June. Regardless it happened, … Continue reading Valencia 4/12
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
I seriously hurt my back last Monday. Carrying out deadlifts, I wasn’t completely focused on the lift and when I stood up rather than use my legs / glutes to take me through the exercise I left this to my lower back. I immediately felt an uncomfortable stretch of the muscles in my lower back … Continue reading Constructive rest
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
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