Like my Facebook Page
My Current Challenges
Blog hits:
- 722,702 - Thanks for stopping by!
Search my blog archives
Want to find out about a topic and can't find it on here? Put a word in the search bar below and see what info comes up!Lorn Pearson Trains
Get in touch with Lorn
Most Visited Posts
-
Recent Posts
- Day 2 Tenerife
- Everything’s not so awesome again
- Wk18 into Wk19 & 20
- 10 years aff it
- Wk17 into Wk18 & results
- Another mystery rainbow gift
- Garmin recommendations
- April and May plan
- Easter trip to Dundee
- Wk15 into wk16 & results
- Latest addition to the Garagym
- Stair reps & burpees pyramid workout
- Strength Training Plan April & May
- 20kg kettlebell on order
- Wk14 into Wk15 & results
- Wk13 into Wk14 & Training
- Alloa Half Marathon 2019
- What holidays are for…
- Just entered the Roon the Toon 10k
- Wk12 into Wk13
- Celebrate what is different
- Wk11 into Wk12 & 13
- Up and up and up, but in a good way
- New album
- Wk10 into Wk11
- Inverness Half Marathon 2019
- Inverness Half Marathon route & elevation
- Strength Training in March
- Progress & Wk9 into Wk10
- Ken the king of the Kelvin & 11 miles
- Wk8 into Wk9
- Unknown sender
- How resilient are you?
- Nice thing at work
- £1.50 a month…
- Wk7 into Wk8 / pain in the neck
- Fortunate at the BBC
- It’s never too late…
- Dealing with injury in marathon training
- Wk6 into Wk7
- Kite flying family fun
- Move streak broken
- Wk5 into Wk6
- Book: The Luck Factor
- January progress & training
- Wk4 into Wk5
- Bodyweight tabatas (for hotel room)
- Changing the stories we tell ourselves
- Wk3 into Wk4
- 10 miles coaching
- (Another) addition to the Garagym
- Wk2 into Wk3 & progress
- Allergic to work?
- Wk1 into Wk2 & Progress
- New bench for the Garagym
- Festive Fun & Walks & 31st pint
- This weeks tunes
- Spring Summer 2019 Goals
- My Garmin Connect Fitness Report for December
- 2018 monthly data & 2019 goals
- 1,000 miles in 2018
- Elephant savings 2018
- Elephant number 15
- My 2018 in months and pictures
- What would you like to see on my blog?
- 30.9 miles to go
- 1,000 mile progress for 2018
- Wk50 into Wk51
- Wk49 into Wk50
- Santa Dash 2018
- 5k in Shetland
- Wk47 & 1,000 mile goal for 2018
- Wk47 into Wk48
- Black Friday Trainer deal for charity
- Balance including plenty rest
- Results into Wk46 and beyond
- The words we use … need, must, should
- Three years on …
- Wk44 into Wk45
- Our work running group
- Wk44 into Wk45
- Getting about a bit…
- 100 miles in October
- BMI & Obesity – where are you on the UK fat scale?
- Moira’s 5k 2018
- Wk43 into Wk44 & October Results
- New Mizuno Sonics
- Garmin Training Status
- 85 mile target for October
- Book club – A Great Day at the Office
- Wk42 into Wk43
- Foxy’s Garagym 🦊
- Wk41 into Wk42 & results
- Being seen in the dark
- Hello new Garmin Forerunner 645 Music
- 85 miles and Strength for October
- Wk40 into Wk41 including coaching
- Wk38 & 39 into October
- 1,000 miles running target for 2018
- Tasty Blueberry & Banana Loaf
Personal Bests
- 4.3
- 5
- 10k
- bella
- bellahouston
- bike
- circuits
- clyde
- cold
- cycle
- dark
- easy
- energy
- fast
- food
- garmin
- gill
- glasgow
- gym
- half
- half marathon
- hard work
- health
- helen
- highland
- Hills
- hydration
- insanity
- intervals
- Jackie
- legs
- lochaber
- long
- marathon
- miles
- morning
- motivation
- nutrition
- pace
- park
- plan
- rain
- recovery
- rest
- route
- run
- running
- scotland
- session
- snow
- speed
- speedwork
- spin
- spinfit
- steady
- strength
- sweat
- swim
- swimming
- tabata
- tempo
- training
- treadmill
- ultramarathon
- walk
- water
- way
- weather
- week
- weight
- weights
- west
- west highland way
- winter
- workout
My Book:
- Why Change to Vodka? A fictional story I wrote about a girl growing up.
Tools
Completed Challenges
- Walk the WHW in 3 days!
- Spring Summer Strength Workout Challenge
- Great Scottish Run Half Marathon
- Ultra Challenge ?
- Food list for 2015
- Run in the rain with me!
- D33 Ultramarathon
- Walking the West Highland Way: Tue 3rd April!
- 5k PB Challenge Time
- Winter Strength Workout Challenge
- Highland Fling Training
- My Glasgow Marathon 2013
- Strength & Barrathon Half Marathon Training
- My Training Plan until Christmas
- Super 8s Strength Workout
- Super Lean Regime
- Summer 2014 Super Strength Challenge
- Spring 2015 Training Plan
- Building back into it Winter 2014
- Intermittent Fasting 2:5
- Last challenge of 2011
- Intermittent Fasting 1:6
- Why worry?
- Winter Training Plan 2014
- Winter Ultra Run Challenge
- 6 Week Fat Burn Tabatas Challenge
- 8 year life cycles?
- Belfast Marathon Training
- One New Route a Week
- Super Strength Workouts wi Mr Muscle
Blogroll
- 60 days of pure Insanity
- 60 Must Read Health & Fitness Blogs
- A Trail Runner's Blog
- Art of manliness
- Ben Does Life
- Brittany goes running: Dirty Shoes
- Chris Upson's Blog
- Colin Knox Blogspot
- Cris Walsh's Training / Racing
- Critical Mas – IF
- Debs on Running
- Dr Rachel Runs
- Every Day's a Picnic
- Fiona Rennie WHW
- From Recovery to Beyond
- Gerry the Pace Maker
- Glasgow Triathlon Club
- Highland Runner
- https://www.facebook.com/LornPearsonTrains?
- Hungry Runner
- John Kynaston's favourite blogs
- John Kynaston's Ultra Running
- Karinsmiles
- Portabello Runners
- Pyllon
- Rubbish Runner
- Run Luau Run
- Run with Mark
- Runner's Rambles
- Runners kick assphalt
Links
- Body Pump soundtracks
- Bodypump Tracklists
- Carnethy Running Club
- City Runs
- Clyde Stride
- Connect Garmin
- Entry Central
- Facebook 262 mile challenge!
- International Marathon Review A-L
- International Marathon Review M-Z
- Men's Fitness
- Nike Plus
- Run Britain . com
- Runner's World
- Scottish Running Guide
- Scottish Ultra Marathon Series
- Sports Injury Bulletin
- Sunrise & Sunset times
- Tabata HIIT app for iPhone
- Tiso
- Walk Jog Run
- Walking / Running maps
- Wiggle
Archives
Category Archives: Speedwork
Run Stronger, Get Faster – Training Plans
I get a lot of queries from people who want to get faster. If you know me, you’ll know that getting faster isn’t necessarily a focus of mine, but I’ve done it and more importantly, I know how to help … Continue reading
Posted in Run, Running Coach, Speedwork, Strength, Training Plans, Uncategorized
Tagged cross training, training plan, training plans
4 Comments
Wk30 – Run day: 2 very different runs
Tonight the plan was, after work, run to Bella (possibly in the rain which was forecast)… do some speedwork and get to Bella for 18:15 in time for Spinfit to see if there were any spare Spin bikes. There ended … Continue reading
Posted in Run, Speedwork
Leave a comment
Coaching session: Meaty speed work
Tonight I was fortunate enough to coach a School Champion (…from a few decades ago…)! We’ll call her ‘Champ.’ 🙂 I’ve met and worked with Champ a few times now and had one previous coaching session with her. Champ is … Continue reading
Posted in Running Coach, Speedwork, Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Kaizen Run Club: Speedwork with Maxine…
Well, tonight I had a bit of a crazy idea… a bit of fun with a new Kaizen mascot, and some speedwork. Here’s our new mascot: Maxine the Greenspeedmachine! She makes a funny squeeky noise when you squeeze her and … Continue reading
Posted in Intervals, Kaizen, Routes, Running Club, Running Coach, Speedwork
Leave a comment
Kaizen Run Club: Sprint Pyramids and Power Blasts!
I’m planning this with the Kaizen Runners at Kaizen Run Club tonight….100m, 200m, 300m & 400m sprints with recoveries / active recoveries: Sprint Pyramids and Power Blasts! 5 min warm up 4 x 100m 3 x 200m 2 x 300m … Continue reading
Strength training (not cardio) is the real fat burner
We’ve all been there at some point. You need to lose some weight. For some people, they end up opting for the cardio as their primary means to burn fat. However if you’re not including some form of strength training … Continue reading
How to run and enjoy it!
In the past few months I’ve been helping quite a few people start to run. Starting out running can be a bit daunting. Firstly you don’t know how your body will react when you start running and secondly, it’s all … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Rate, Motivation, Pacing, Run, Running Coach, Speedwork, Top 10s
6 Comments
