is to schedule one target race a month. You can sneak in another if you're doing 5Ks and 10Ks, but not if you're targeting a half or full marathon.Tune-up races Bekele has used 5Ks, 3Ks, and 1500m races to prime his speed for a 10K. Tune-ups are done two to three
.Goal: 10K for fun and fitnessHow often: Ten to 12 times per year.Why: The 10K is a great training motivator. Its long enough that you need to train regularly to complete it. Yet, its short enough that you can run a fun 10K about once a month and not risk
s somewhat inconvenient, here is an easy way to make a reasonably close guess: add 35-40 seconds per mile to your 5K race pace, or 15-25 seconds per mile to your 10K race pace.Then you need to train to raise your threshold. Try the following two training
