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24 Week Programme for Trail Race 20 - 25km - ADVANCED with 6 sessions per week

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24 Week Programme for Trail Race 20 - 25km - ADVANCED with 6 sessions per week

Author

Clare Pearson

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Length

24 Weeks

Plan Description


For a 20km to 25km Trail Race with climb of 800m to 1000m.


  • For experienced runners

  • For races from 20 to 25km with 800 to 1000m of climb

  • Designed for those who want to train with a heartrate monitor

  • Introductory pack included with the plan

  • Longest training session is 3 hours

  • Most training hours in one week is 8 hours

This is an advanced programme

You need to be an experienced runner to begin this programme. It assumes some experience of speed work and an ability to run 6 times per week, so if you can do this you are ready to start the programme.

There are six training sessions prescribed for each week, so it requires a relatively high level of time commitment (up to 8.5 hours per week at times).

Training days are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with harder sessions planned so that you have sufficient recovery time; it is not advisable to swap days around, however if needed you can rest or do some easy cross training on easy run days.

The plan has your target race on Sunday, but it could be a Saturday race.

It is based on heartrate zones, but can be adapted for those who do not have a heartrate monitor.

If you are not sure about training zones and would like to know more before you buy you can check out this blog created by John: What does a heart rate monitor tell you?


  • Weeks 1-6 work on your base fitness and increase your endurance.

  • Weeks 12 - 18 work on up-hill running strength, speed and endurance; these are the heaviest weeks.

  • Weeks 18 - 24 work on some flat speed and leg speed and include a race taper.

It is based on 3 week cycles (2 weeks hard and one week easy).

If you are interested in this programme but not sure if it is the right one for you please don’t hesitate to contact me at clarepearsonysn@gmail.com.

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run x6
06:36:00 03:00:00
Day Off x1
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Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run
06:36:00 03:00:00
Day Off
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Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Heart Rate Monitor

All supported devices

Clare Pearson

Endurance Bike and Run
Clare is a Level 2 TrainingPeaks running coach with relevant UKA qualifications and a Certified Stryd Coach. She specialises in trail running and ultra distance. Off road running is becoming a popular sport for all people of various fitness levels. Clare loves to work with people to help them succeed at their own goals; whether that's a personal best, a completion or a podium. Clare will work with you to plan training round life commitments and help you get the most out of the time you have.

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