Week 1
"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital." - Joe Paterno
Motivational clip
Activation routine
Pre session drills
Kit bag
Pre run stretch
Core routine
Home gym routine
Foam roll
Mobility / stretch routine
Self massage
Training
Pre training daily journal Pre run body check & activation Easy runDaily extras
CorePre bed Journal
What I would do!
AM - 60 minutes @ 6.40-7.00 per miles PM - 35 minutes very easy (slow as possible)Training
Pre training daily journal Pre run body check & activation Easy run with steadyDaily extras
Recovery option & psychology optionPre bed Journal
What I would do!
Am - 70 minutes with 30 minutes in the middle at 5.50-6.00 per mile, the rest would be around 6.40-7.00Training
Pre training daily journal Pre run body check & activation Cross training option with intervalsDaily extras
Home strength & reocvery optionPre bed Journal
What I would do!
Bike and turbo at home, swift session for fun or Zwift race.Training
Pre training daily journal Pre run body check & activation Easy run with hill strides (3-4 * 20 second hills) walk backDaily extras
core routine & psychology optionPre bed Journal
What I would do!
20 minutes easy 4-5 * hill sprints, focusing on technique, and power 20 minutes easy after the stridesTraining
Pre training daily journal Pre run body check & activation Warm up routine - 4 * 5 mins, with 2 mins jogging rest, each 5 minutes effort is 2 minutes marathon effort, 2 minutes half marathon effort, 1 minutes 10k effort (2mins rest) 5 minutes easy jog & then run 4 * 20 sec strides, pretty fast, these will progress in speed as the weeks go on, ideally you’d do these in the same place or on a track etc. Warm down routineDaily extras
Recovery option & psychology optionPre bed Journal
What I would do!
Full warm up, 15-20 minutes easy, drills, strides etc. 4 * 5 mins, 5.20 pace for 2 mins, 5.05 for 2 mins, 4.50 pace for 60 secs - easy 2 mins jog very slow around 7.30 per mile - 4 * 20 secs fast around 4.30 per mile for now. Warm down routineTraining
Pre training daily journal RestDaily extras
Mobility routine & psychology optionPre bed Journal
What I would do!
As it’s week one, I would place more value on resting for discipline and appreciating my body, but I would add in yoga etc. to help it recover.Training
Pre training daily journal Long run with steady 8-10 miles total - steady portion of this long run can be 2-3 miles and so you can run 3-4 mile easy pace, then 2-3 miles steady (not marathon effort, but between easy recovery and marathon effort) you can also break this up if you like and add some recovery portions, ie 1 mile steady, 2 mins easy, 1 mile steady etc..Daily extras
Recovery routine & epsom bathPre bed Journal
What I would do!
2-3 miles nice and easy 6.40-7 per mile, then id likely run the next 7 miles progressing from 6.40 - 5.50 as this is more fun, and it’s only week one so this doesn’t need to be super serious. This would also help the body adjust to the steady portion, but build good strength for the next few weeks.In the paid plan all of these links will click to your video of that specific routine.
Terms
Mara - Marathon effort
HM - Half marathon effort
MP - Marathon pace
HMP - Half marathon pace
Threshold - 60 minutes effort
Steady - a pace in between easy and marathon effort
10k - 10k effort
5k - 5k effort
Jog - Run your recovery at easy jog don’t walk, or stand still
Warm up - see video
Warm down - see video
Drills - see resources