This 20 week plan, with tune up races, is for the aspirational higher-level middle-distance male/female performer who is looking to bridge the gap to elite level performance sub 1:50/2:04 800m or sub 3:46/4:081500m. It will run from an off season base phase but will require that the athlete starts the programme with a reasonably high level of fitness and is comfortable running 6 days per week. The plan also includes two gym workouts per week, one focused on Activation and Resilience the other focused on Strength.

About the author... As an athlete Clive describes himself as a 'Jack of all trades but master of none'. He has run 50.0sec for 400m, 1min 50secs for 800m, 3min 46secs for 1500m, 14mins 11secs for 5km, 30mins 41secs for 10km and 67min14secs for a Half Marathon. In addition he has won several County Cross-Country Championships as a junior and Senior athlete, has a national 1500m track title and UK Universities podium to his name and more recently was 7th in Age-Group at the European Long-Distance Triathlon Championships. Clive has coached runners for over 20 years.