16/08/2026
Finally upped my mileage to 60K! and FINALLY got sub 20 at my local parkrun! 😝⭐️
I really really used to struggle to run back to back 40K + weeks, i’d just get niggle after niggle after niggle! and it was SO frustrating ❌
So here’s what helped:
1. doing a manageable amount of mileage for 4 weeks in a row
2. then increasing after 4 weeks (only if feeling good)
3. doing my easy runs super slowly
4. if you’re fatigued, take a rest day
5. if you’re meant to have a session but are feeling fatigued, move or skip your session
6. ADAPT! it doesn’t have to be perfect, the no.1 goal is staying injury free so i can stay consistent ⭐️
7. eat more around your runs - you’ll feel a million times better trust me 🥯
Hope this helps! and remember, there is absolutely no rush - PBs WILL happen if you stay consistent but they just take time 🙌🏻🌸