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Biggest mileage week this week but notched back the longest run to 15 to experiment with what impact this has on training load vs recovery.

Plenty of elevation this week, helped by a glorious trip to the Malvern Hills

Running the Malvern Hills January 2025

Half decent elevation week this week even though I didn’t leave the boundaries of Essex. Can be done folks.

Big week this week culminating in the East Hanningfield Trail Marathon organised by Top Day Events, having started the week with Essex Trail Events Half Marathon. Plenty of wind and rain and mud - real character building stuff

Glad to get a full run week in of 55 miles. Sorted out a niggle in the left glute with the help of Howard Jardine, local sports injury specialist and ended the week running free.

Been a tough week even though it has all been on the relatively flat lands of Essex. When (1) a lack of motivation (2) a general feeling of tiredness (3) irritability (4) loss of bounce in legs (5) wanting to sleep more than usual (6) increase in niggles and muscle tightness - could all be symptoms of overtraining which can be either or both of (a) too high a training load or (b) not eating and...

Mud, mud and mud

Been a very varied week starting off with a couple of days in the Lake District and then closing out with probably one of the muddiest cross country races I have ever done in the Essex Masters Cross Country Champs.

Izzy and I finally made it to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for an exciting and exhilarating and exhausting recce of Day 5 over 2 days. Here is a summary of the experience and our learns

After a strong training block this week was all about allowing the body to take time to recover ready to go again next week.

Quite a varied training week this week. Starting with our enjoyable Monday night training session with international athlete Hannah Irwin (her UA-cam channel is youtube.com/@hannahirwin_?si=wF4ONp5s3vfiDdue ) Then ending the week with the first big training run of this plan, a 34 miler over rolling Essex countryside from Southend to Chelmsford. It is a big week at 67 miles and it will be follow...

Week 9 of Dragon's Back Race training has gone well. Had a little wobble Thursday where the potential for overtraining was identified so I took a bonus rest day. The earliest signs of overtraining are irritability and reduced motivation. The next way it will make itself known is fatigue so it is best to be alert and recognise the difference between non-commitment and overtraining as the differe...

Vjog 22 - 60 mile week and The Stebbing 10 mile road race

Vjog 21 - Near 60 mile week and Halloween Horror

Teaser for this weeks video - Fright Night

Vjog 20 - post Op zone 2 only week. Feeling Awesome!

25 October 2024

Vjog 19 - Week 5 Dragon training - 3 training days and a heart ablation

Vjog 18. - week 4 Dragon training - double up race weekend

Vjog 17 - week 3 training summary including Essex League Cross country

Vjog 16 - Dragon training week 2 - zone 2 and me (how we get on)

Vjog 15 - 1st week of Dragon training including Westminster Mile

Vjog 12 - Volunteer Experience at Dragons Back Race 2024

Vjog 14 - Dragons Back Training planning - high level to weekly

Vjog 11 - A full training week on holiday in Tenby, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Vjog 10 - Random running thoughts on The Flitch Way

Vjog 9 - Mile and 5km double up!

Vjog 8 - Silver medal at the British Masters M55 Steeplechase