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008: Endurance Sports Running – Charlie Harpur

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007: Endurance Sports Running – Tim Williams – Maurten

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Week 16 – Comrades Buildup – Taper Week 1

Taper Week 1 Summary – 1 weeks to Comrades

Second every 500 + mile month ticked off, and biggest month every with a total of 509 miles for May 2019. Planned mileage for week will hit 60 miles, including 3 key sessions towards the end of the week with 1 hour of Pilates 

Friday – Intervals – 4 x 1k progressive efforts

Saturday – Progressive 5k– 2 miles easy – progressive Poole parkrun – 2 miles…

006: Endurance Sports Running – Anthony Clark (Pre-Comrades Marathon)

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005: Endurance Sports Running – Gerda Steyn

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004: Endurance Sports Running – Rupert Bonington – Mountain Fuel

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Week 15 – Comrades Buildup – Week 4 Alps Training Camp

Week 3 Summary 2 weeks to Comrades

Planned mileage for week will hit 115 miles, including 3 key sessions, 2 in the alps before travelling back to the UK and final long run on Sunday. Travelling Thursday so up early 05:30am for last session in the alps started a long day with travelling on the train to Geneva before a 2+ hour delay with EasyJet so returning home at 02:30am Friday morning 😦

Tuesda…

Week 14 – Comrades Buildup – Week 3 Alps Training Camp

4 Weeks to Comrades

Planned mileage for week will hit 140 miles, this is my biggest ever mileage total and will include the following key sessions for week 4 in the alps.

Tuesday – Kenyan Hill Tempo Session– Heading to Aime for the second Kenyan hill session this time 6 x ascents to include 6+ miles of climbing with each hill having an ascent of 1.02 miles with a decent of 0.77 miles on a 6%…

Week 13 – Comrades Buildup – Week 2 Alps Training Camp

5 Weeks to Comrades

Key sessions for week 2 in the alps

Tuesday – Kenyan Hill Tempo Session – Heading to Aime for a session to include 8km of climbing, each hill had an ascent of 1.02 miles with a decent of 0.77 miles on a 6% gradient that allows faster running with a 4k warm up and down on the Bourg cycle path. Full session approx. 14 mile.

Run Segment Macot-la-Plagne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,…

Week 12 – Comrades Buildup – Week 1 Alps Training Camp

6 Weeks to Comrades

Week 12 was a planned cut back week prior to travelling to Sainte Foy Tarantaise our base for a 3 week training camp with fellow Nedbank team mates Steve Way and Gerda Steyn. Our base in St Foy is at 1600m with 3 main training areas, the ski station of St Foy (1600m), Tignes Lac (2100m) and Bourg Sainte Maurice (800m).  St Foy offers many routes of either mountain roads or…

003: Endurance Sports Running – Paul Navesey

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Week 11 – Comrades Buildup inc London Marathon

7 Weeks to Comrades

After 2 x 100+ mileage weeks we hit another mini cut back \ taper week before London Marathon weekend. The focus to replicate Manchester build up and nutrition loading for the race effort.  The plan was to hit 5:30 – 5:35 pace for half way and then either switch to Comrades HR effort or push on for another PB attempt.  Again running with comrades training partner Steve (Way)…

002: Endurance Sports Running – Marathon Race Day Fuelling

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001: Endurance Sports Running – Marathon Taper Week

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Week 10 – Comrades Buildup

8 Weeks to Comrades

Up to 113 miles for week 10 including back to back 20 miles runs for the weekend, with the Saturday run incorporation the East Cliff Quarter Marathon. (See training summary below)

Now for another mini taper week to replicate Manchester build-up, maxing at 70 miles including London Marathon.

Easter treat ordered 2 x pairs of Nike Zoom Fly Flyknit. Loving the Flyknit and using…

Week 9 – Comrades Buildup

9 Weeks to Comrades

Following Manchester marathon the plan was to keep rolling with 2 more bigger weeks before another mini taper for London Marathon. This will follow an easy week and then heading off to Sainte Foy in the French Alps for a 3 week training camp with Comrades teammates Gerda Steyn and Steve Way.

So back to 100 miles with a focus on a mid week interval session to hopefully wake up…