Sub 35

[jamieh]

Hey there,

Solid first triathlon of the season on Monday. 2nd place to a very quick guy (and only by 45s over a <1h sprint race) so pretty pleased. I ran the 5k within about 10s of my best, 17:23 compared to 17:16 in 2013 (which was just after my 33:37 10k) - so must be getting into some decent shape.

So... nothing between me and the Marathon on 26th April now. eek!

Any thought's on my run program between now and then? Current plan is as follows:

- 2k's tomorrow - aiming for 10k race effort, not faster
- 20k on Sat - last 10k at target marathon pace (~3:47/km)
- Hills in place of the 1k's on Tues
- Paced 5k on the Sat aiming for something decent
- 3x1.6k on the Tues at HM pace
- Light tempo 5k on the Thurs
- 6x1min Mara pace on Fri
- Rest
- RACE (London Marathon)

Any thought's on that?

I then have exactly 6 days to recover ready for Iron Man 70.3 Pays D'Aix on May 2nd in France. I know that's nowhere near long enough to recover from a marathon, but I'll have to do my best. Any advice for that period would be great! Obviously I'll be keeping my swim/bike work going alongside the above training.

Cheers,
Jamie