Dear all,
As you may have read recently the club have very generously agreed to fund a coaching course for myself up to level II.
In order to offer some return on this investment and for me to actually get some coaching done I have offered to the club that I do coaching for the Marathon distance.
I think this is a popular event with us all and is unique in that you train hard with a focus on one day some 12 to 14 weeks distant.. As some of you may know I have previously coached this distance for a variety of athletes from beginner 'get you round' through to athletes looking to break 3hrs.
My initial thoughts are that anyone who is interested in a program contacts me, I will compile a short questionaire of what they have done so far and what they want to do, how much time can they allow for training and take it from there.
I can also offer some advice on diet and nutrition for the build up which is vital to keep the body in one piece.
I think the earliest Marathon would (probably) be London 2010 unless anyone is doing Luton/Majorca or somewhere obscure before then (its a bit too late for Fleetwood I think as it is only 2 weeks away).
I intend to compile 14 week plans for people and in that time also host relevent track sessions for the marathon group (or anyone else who'd like to join in of course) with key milestone sessions to gauge progress....
The target groups will be for beginners (get round in one piece), sub 4 hrs, sub 3.30 and sub 3.00.
I have been fascinated by the Marathon for many years and the approaches to taking on what is arguably one of the toughest endurance challenges available in road running. It really is the king of all the distances we compete in, very alluring in it's appeal but very difficult to get right on the day.
I have in the past completed most of my training on my own but this will be loads more fun ... so I hope we can get a few groups together ... I guarantee lots of laughs along the way.
"just 0.2 to go"
As you may have read recently the club have very generously agreed to fund a coaching course for myself up to level II.
In order to offer some return on this investment and for me to actually get some coaching done I have offered to the club that I do coaching for the Marathon distance.
I think this is a popular event with us all and is unique in that you train hard with a focus on one day some 12 to 14 weeks distant.. As some of you may know I have previously coached this distance for a variety of athletes from beginner 'get you round' through to athletes looking to break 3hrs.
My initial thoughts are that anyone who is interested in a program contacts me, I will compile a short questionaire of what they have done so far and what they want to do, how much time can they allow for training and take it from there.
I can also offer some advice on diet and nutrition for the build up which is vital to keep the body in one piece.
I think the earliest Marathon would (probably) be London 2010 unless anyone is doing Luton/Majorca or somewhere obscure before then (its a bit too late for Fleetwood I think as it is only 2 weeks away).
I intend to compile 14 week plans for people and in that time also host relevent track sessions for the marathon group (or anyone else who'd like to join in of course) with key milestone sessions to gauge progress....
The target groups will be for beginners (get round in one piece), sub 4 hrs, sub 3.30 and sub 3.00.
I have been fascinated by the Marathon for many years and the approaches to taking on what is arguably one of the toughest endurance challenges available in road running. It really is the king of all the distances we compete in, very alluring in it's appeal but very difficult to get right on the day.
I have in the past completed most of my training on my own but this will be loads more fun ... so I hope we can get a few groups together ... I guarantee lots of laughs along the way.
"just 0.2 to go"
Pete
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