PROJEKT LONDON & STOCKHOLM

MARATHON TRAINING - WEEK 2

Monday

The first session of the week was a 15k recovery run. I made this run more exciting by running 3k out and back, 2.5k out and back, followed by another 2k out and back. All ran in different directions. I found this a good way to make my recovery runs more exciting.

Tuesday

Tempo Tuesday! 12km got covered overall, with 7km ran at tempo. The legs felt great and it was hard to hold back from going faster. I managed to stay disciplined as I knew what was coming tomorrow.

Wednsday

I had an easy paced medium-long run planned for today and wanted to make it different so seeked advice from an elite marathon runner, Jason Cherriman. He set me off with the first 11k @4:15/km followed by 11k at 3:50/km. A tough but great session.

Thursday

Recovery day was planned and that is exactly what went on. Even though I felt strong today I figured sticking to plan was still the best thing to do. I find recovery runs the hardest part of running as I love to work hard but they are so imporant in any training program. So I headed for the trails around Birk Crag and The Valley Gardens. This run was very scenic and I really enjoyed it, apart from them horrible steps at Birk Crag. The soft ground was also very good for my legs.

Friday

Todays session was an easy 55 mins at Fountains Abbey! I am loving these new routes and this one topped off a great week. I was pretty much the only person there and the sun was shining! I will be definitely be running here more often!

Saturday

Even though Sunday is the religious day for running long, I moved my Sunday long run to the Saturday as I had other plans which would of made it hard for me to squeeze in the distance. As I was in the mood for another scenic run I ventured out towards Knaresborough, running along the riverside. It was another gorgeous sunny day and the pace was steady all the way through the run. I ran all the miles and petted all the dogs!

Sunday

A nice chilled 14k recovery run. Legs feeling good post long run, ready for week 3!

Week 2 Total Distance:

117.3km

(73miles)

Some fun facts for the week. The distance covered this week was the equivalent to running 1,173 lengths of a football pitch. To also make the numbers more interesting I have included a radius of the weekly voulme too. This weeks total means I could have ran from Harrogate to Liverpool!