This Will Be The Week This Will

Sue Ashton makes history as the last Chepstow Harriers Coach of the Month* giving you the choice of the Danes Loop or a new speed session on Tuesday.

As you probably know the Danes Loop gives the double benefit of uphill leg strength work combined with the leg speed bonus that comes with downhill running. Choose 4, 5 or 6 loops to suit your schedule and aims.

Sue has given the Link Road session an interesting slant this Tuesday with an 800 metre downhill burst followed by two 400 metre uphill dashes. You repeat these 2 or 3 times to give you either 4.8 or 6.4 kilometres of speedwork. Try these at your 5k race pace. Get together with four or five runners of about your pace to keep you company, but remember that you get maximum benefit from a training session if you run with control and style.

Thursday’s run is our Sedbury route. Follow it on the Training & Coaching Page.

Let’s hope this Sunday’s Gwent League at Taunton isn’t put off by the weather as last Sunday’s LCL XC at Pontypool was. I believe this is the first time that this venue has been used and it’ll be interesting to try out what’s described as a challenging course. Taunton sounds like a long trek but it’s only a few junctions down the M5. http://www.gwent-league.org.uk/2009/fix093.htm You’ll see that Snr Women start at 12 and Men at 12.40, so no hanging around between races.

AA Travel advises 1hr 10min (60 miles), so we’re planning to be off at 10 to allow time for parking up and pitching our trusty tent. The Bulletin Board announces that it’s Joseph Matthews’ first birthday so look out for a party atmosphere!

*If you’ve got this far and are wondering why no more Coach of the Month, that’s because from Jan 2010 we’re going to have Triple Coaches of the Quarter. This fits in with our periodisation strategy of peaking every three months for an important race. So the formidable trio of Geoff Bayliss, Lou Summers and Ivan Teed will be devising and managing next Jan, Feb & March, and will be nurturing us along for a triumphant assault on the FOD Half Marathon on 28 March. Wow!

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