Leanne Fricker Training Programme

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

1

2x 40mins

 

1x 30mins

Aerobic

2

2x 45mins

 

1x 35mins

Aerobic

 

Aerobic

3

2x 45mins

 

1x45mins

Aerobic

 

Quality

4

2x 50mins

 

1x40mins

 

1x2hrs

Aerobic

 

Quality

 

Tramp or cycle

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

5

2x50mins

 

1x40mins

 

1x2hrs

Aerobic

 

Quality

 

Tramp or cycle

6

2x55mins

 

1x45mins

 

1x3hrs

Aerobic

 

Quality

 

Tramp or Cycle

7

2x 1hr

 

1x45mins

 

1x2hrs/

4hrs

Aerobic

 

Quality

 

A Run/

Cycle or Walk

8

2x 1hr

 

1x45mins

 

1x2.5hr/

5hrs

 

Aerobic

 

Quality

 

A Run/

Cycle or walk

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

9

1x1hr

 

2x45mins

 

1x1.5hrs

 

3hr/

8hr

Aerobic

 

Quality

 

Aerobic

 

A Run/

Tramp

10

2x 1hr

 

2x 1.5hrs

 

Rest from long train

Aerobic

 

Mix

11

2x 1hr

 

2x 1.5hrs

 

1x4 hrs/

5hr

8hr

Aerobic

 

Mix

 

A Run/

Cycle/

Tramp

12

2x 1hr

 

2x1.5hrs

 

1x 5to7hr/

1x8to10hr

Aerobic

 

Mix

 

A Run/

Tramp

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

Week

Time

Type

13

1x1hr

 

1x1.5hrs

 

1x 4hr/

6to8hr

Aerobic

 

Mix

 

A Run/

Tramp

 

14

2x1hr

 

1x1.5hr

 

2x45mins

Aerobic

 

Mix

 

Quality

15

2to3x 20 mins

 

Allow 2 days clear rest before race day

Aerobic

 

 

REST

16

Race day

Give it heaps

 

 

Aerobic = Running at pace able to talk at

Quality = Running up hills or faster to raise heart rate more difficult to talk

Mix = Run with Hills incorporated or increase pace for short periods but primarily Aerobic.

A.Run = Aerobic Run

 

 

This was a training programme used by Leanne Fricker, who is a 32 year old mother of a one year old and this was her first attempt at the race. Leanne completed the race in 7 hours and 57 minutes.