Week Starting 27th April

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Well, well, well. What a weekend of running action.

Jake Brown set a new club marathon record with a superb 2:33 at the London Marathon, and a PB to go with it. A winter of hard graft paying off in style. It was brilliant to see Jake and Jonny Morris striding it out in the first half, supporting each other all the way.

Strong, committed runs too from Jonny Morris, and a great marathon debut from Jon Hart, both putting in solid performances on such a famous course. Ben Broxton delivered a seriously impressive 3:20, showing real strength and consistency.

And Sir Alex Blair, the lord and master of this game, soaked up the atmosphere and everything London brings. After a tough season with a niggle, that’s a proper effort. Really well done.

It’s been a superb winter of training for our marathoners. They’ve shown that hard work, consistency and, yes, a few extra miles really do pay off. And of course, a bit of luck plays its part too. You can do everything right for this crazy distance and still pick up a niggle that derails it.

Personally, I can’t take much more of this. Sweating, heart rate through the roof, lying in bed, no not that kind of post, just watching nervously as you all turn months of work into race day. Please… can we do some shorter stuff for a bit?

Mid week saw the start of the Sexarathon.

In all the marathon glory, I nearly forgot that TRX members smashed the Sexy Series on Wednesday. A terrific show by all. A tough course that’s basically uphill from mile 3. The training is working, it would seem:


Oliver Jones – 28:37
Paul Marson – 28:45
Robert Cartwright – 30:22
Jack Inglis – 32:04
Richard Breakwell – 33:48
Rob Tavernor – 35:49


Superb to see the best out there.


Huge well done to everyone who has raced in all the marathons recently. Properly impressive across the board.

Onto training this week


Tuesday:

Sabrina Road, 6:50pm (warmed up and ready to go)

Session: Controlled Sharpener

5 mins building from easy into tempo - strides

Main set

2 sets of: 4 x 400m fast but controlled

Jog back recovery, regroup each rep

Straight into:

1 x 800m steady, around 5k effort

3 mins between sets

Finish with:

4 x 200m fast and relaxed

Full recovery, focus on form


Saturday

Aldersley Stadium, 9:30am (warmed up and ready to go)


Session

5k on/off using 200m reps

200m on, quick, around 5k pace or slightly quicker

200m float, controlled, not a jog, not a walk

5 mins recovery followed by 3 x 100m FAST!


Hopefully we'll get some more photos later in the week.













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