09/06/2026
After wrapping up and reflecting on 4 months of focused training with itโs a good time to share how we faredโฆ ๐
After a stellar 2025 with PBโs galore and a โMost Improved Awardโ at Jamie came to feeling he was in a bit of a plateau period and asking for some guidance. This is extremely common, if not inevitable for runners who have had periods of significant progression, and it can be a difficult place to be mentally when the progression stalls ๐
For athletes going through this experience, plateauing isnโt a negative signal. Itโs an opportunity to take a break from hard training, to rest/recover and to reevaluate your training to assess what could be done differently ๐ค
This was a key part of the early discussions with Jamie and it became clear quite quickly that despite having a great variety of weekly training (running, strength work, cycling and walking) there were three standout areas of opportunity to focus on:
๐ฅต INTENSITY MANAGEMENT
Training involved mostly, if not all high intensity sessions across the week. The importance of having a mix of easy, moderate and high intensity sessions across a given training week isnโt just to help with recovery but also to help ensure that when youโre doing a session or race that your body is given the best opportunity to take it on. A key change was to implement greater variety in intensity across training weeks ๐ช
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ LONG SLOW RUNS (LSRโs)
With a goal to improve half marathon performance a key piece missing from Jamieโs training was regular long easy miles. Having aerobic endurance capacity is key to performing at longer distances so dedicating the time to building this more frequently was critical if the target was going to be achieved ๐ฏ
๐ซก PREPARATION & REFLECTION
One of the most common areas athletes ignore but can have such a huge impact on performance. Being more thoughtful about upcoming sessions/races and asking yourself questions whilst dedicating time to reflect on these afterwards.
The results?
1/2 Marathon: 1:24:59 (from 1:26:58) โ
10 Mile: 1:04:15 (from 1:06:48) โ
10k: 38:12 (from 39:01) โ
3k: 10:22 (from 10:37) โ
Sub 1.25 Unlocked โญ๐๐
