19 weeks in 2026

29 Dec
Mon
29
Rest
Tue
30
Rest
Wed
31
Rest
Thu
01
Rest Day
Fri
02
Rest Day
Sat
03
10 minutes Warm Up, 18 x 30 seconds on (90% effort) with 30 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sun
04
75 minutes Easy Long Run
05 Jan
Mon
05
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
06
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x (5,4,3,2,1) minutes at Threshold effort with a 60 second jog recovery between reps, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
07
Rest Day
Thu
08
Rest Day
Fri
09
30 minutes Steady Undulating Run
Sat
10
10 minutes Warm Up, 8 x 1:30 on (85-90% effort) with 1 minute Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sun
11
60 minutes Easy Run
12 Jan
Mon
12
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
13
10 minutes Warm Up, 14 x 45 seconds on (90% effort) with 15 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
14
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
15
Rest Day
Fri
16
40 minutes Easy Run
Sat
17
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sun
18
60 minutes Easy Run
19 Jan
Mon
19
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
20
30 minutes Recovery Run
Wed
21
10 minutes Warm Up, 10, 6, 3, 3 minutes at Threshold with a 2 minute recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
22
Rest Day
Fri
23
40 minutes Easy Run
Sat
24
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run, include 1,2,3,2,1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Sun
25
90 minutes Easy Long Run
26 Jan
Mon
26
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
27
15 minutes Easy, 15 minutes Threshold, 15 minutes Easy
Wed
28
Rest Day
Thu
29
30 minutes Easy Run - include 3 x 1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Fri
30
Rest Day
Sat
31
Trail Half Marathon
Sun
01
Rest Day
02 Feb
Mon
02
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
03
45 minutes Easy Run
Wed
04
10 minutes Warm Up, 22 minutes at Threshold, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
05
30 minutes Recovery Run
Fri
06
Rest Day
Sat
07
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sun
08
90 minutes Easy Long Run
09 Feb
Mon
09
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
10
30 minutes Recovery Run
Wed
11
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort over undulating terrain with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
12
15 minutes Easy, 15 minutes Steady, 15 minutes Easy
Fri
13
Rest Day
Sat
14
60 minutes Easy Run
Sun
15
90 minutes Easy Long Run
16 Feb
Mon
16
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
17
10 minutes Warm Up, 12 x 1 minute on (90%+ effort) with 1 minute Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
18
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
19
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
20
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x (5,4,3,2,1) minutes at Threshold effort with a 60 second jog recovery between reps, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
21
Rest Day
Sun
22
60 minutes Easy Run
23 Feb
Mon
23
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
24
10 minutes Warm Up, 1,2,3,3,2,1 minutes at 90% (10km) effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 mintues Cool Down
Wed
25
45 minutes Easy Run
Thu
26
Rest Day
Fri
27
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x 4 x 2 minutes at 5k Pace with a 45 second recovery between reps and a 2 minute recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
28
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
01
75 minutes Easy Run - Include 5 x (1 minute at 90%, 1 minute Easy) in the middle
02 Mar
Mon
02
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
03
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
04
35 minutes Easy Run
Thu
05
Rest Day
Fri
06
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 3 x 400m at 5k effort with a 60 second jog between reps and a 3 minute jog recovery between sets, 10 minutes cool down
Sat
07
15 minutes Easy, 15 minutes Steady, 15 minutes Easy
Sun
08
60 minutes Easy Run
09 Mar
Mon
09
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
10
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 5 minutes with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down - Alternate between Threshold and 10k Effort (1,3,5 at Threshold, 2,4,6 at 10k Pace)
Wed
11
Rest Day
Thu
12
30 minutes Recovery Run
Fri
13
Rest Day
Sat
14
10 minutes Warm Up, 8 x 400m at 10k effort with a 60 second jog between reps, 10 minutes cool down
Sun
15
60 minutes Easy Run
16 Mar
Mon
16
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
17
10 minutes Warm Up, 10 x 45 seconds on (90% effort) with 15 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
18
Rest Day
Thu
19
10 minutes Warm Up, 15 minutes at Threshold, 10 minutes Cool Down
Fri
20
Rest Day
Sat
21
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x 5 x 300m at 5k effort with a 100m jog between reps and a 3 minute jog recovery between sets, 10 minutes cool down
Sun
22
60 minutes Easy Run
23 Mar
Mon
23
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
24
10 minutes Easy, 10 minutes Threshold, 10 minutes Easy
Wed
25
Rest Day
Thu
26
30 minutes Recovery Run
Fri
27
Rest Day
Sat
28
Rest Day
Sun
29
Head of River Boat Race
30 Mar
Mon
30
Rest Day
Tue
31
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Wed
01
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
02
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
03
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
04
Rest Day
Sun
05
60 minutes Easy Run
06 Apr
Mon
06
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
07
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
08
Rest Day
Thu
09
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
10
10 minutes Warm Up, 10 x 30 seconds on (90% effort) with 30 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
11
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
12
75 minutes Easy Long Run
13 Apr
Mon
13
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
14
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run
Wed
15
Rest Day
Thu
16
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
17
10 minutes Easy, 12 minutes Steady, 12 minutes Easy
Sat
18
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
19
75 minutes Easy Long Run
20 Apr
Mon
20
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
21
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run - Push hills to Threshold effort
Wed
22
Rest Day
Thu
23
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
24
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run - include 1,2,3,2,1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Sat
25
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
26
75 minutes Easy Long Run
27 Apr
Mon
27
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
28
10 minutes Warm Up, 12 x 45 seconds on (90% effort) with 15 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
29
Rest Day
Thu
30
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
01
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort over undulating terrain with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
02
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
03
75 minutes Easy Long Run
04 May
Mon
04
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
05
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x 4 x 2 minutes at 5k Pace with a 45 second recovery between reps and a 2 minute recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
06
Rest Day
Thu
07
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
08
Rest Day
Sat
09
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sun
10
75 minutes Easy Long Run