Gill's first post in her diary leading up to the London Marathon 2010 follows her Training Schedule over the months leading up to April 25th.
Gill run's three times a week and am following a 16 week schedule, below she gives an example of her routine.
An example of my running programme;
Week 11 (w/c 15/03/2010)
- Tuesday 7 miles - speed training - run to a lampost/tree as fast as i can and then jog to the next (this is called fartlek!)
- Thursday 10 miles - steady run
- Sunday 15 miles - slows run
Week 12 (22/03/2010)
- Tuesday 7 miles - speed training - 1 mile jog, 3 x 1.5 miles fast, 3 x 400metres jog recovery and 1 mile jog
- Thursday 5 miles - steady run
- Saturday 18 miles - slow run
Week 13 (29/03/2010)
- Tuesday 5.5 miles - speed training - 1 mile jog, 4 x 1 mile fast, 4 x 200metres jog recovery and 1 mile jog
- Thursday 6 miles - steady run (although i only did 3.5 as my legs are very tired)
- Saturday 20 miles - slow run
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