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RW's 2-Week 10K Schedule, 5-6 Days Per Week
By Sean Fishpool and Bud Baldaro on 06/05/2000 11:46:29
Only a measly fortnight to train for your 10K? Here's the solution
. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SundayWeek 1 Rest or 4-6M easy 2M warm-up, then 8-12 x 400m with 200m jog recoveries, then 2M cool-down 40-50 mins relaxed, with strides 40-60 mins fartlek Rest 2M easy, then 4 x 1M with 3-min recoveries
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RW's 2-Week 10K Schedule, 3-4 Days Per Week
By Sean Fishpool and Bud Baldaro on 06/05/2000 11:48:11
Only a measly fortnight to train for your 10K? Here's the solution
. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SundayWeek 1 Rest 2M warm-up, then 5-6 x 3 mins with 2-min recoveries, then 2M cool-down Rest Rest or 40-45 min fartlek with plenty of variety Rest 2M easy; then either 2M fast or 6 x 400m with 90-sec
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Q+A: My racing and training is aimless. Help!
By George Gandy on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
runs, but add a weekly repetition session, such as 4-5 x 1-mile efforts, or 12-20 x 400m (with one-minute jog recoveries).3. Competition phase (four to six weeks), which should include some foundation and preparation work, followed by easy running
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Heart Rate Training - The Basics
By Sean Fishpool on 05/06/2002 08:35:27
A short, foolproof guide to training by heart rate
-marathon race pace. Sample session: 1.5 miles at 60%, then 15-20 mins at exactly 85%, then 1.5 miles at 60%.85-90% Approx 5K-10K pace. Sample sessions: 6 x 800m peaking at 90% in each rep; 5 x 2000m peaking at 85% in each rep. 95% Peak heart rate at 400m rep
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Q+A: How can I get the most out of after-work training sessions?
By on 12/04/2011 11:18:43
of running for an hour, you might schedule a track workout for 30 minutes. Do an easy warm-up, and then run 4x400m at your 5K pace, with an easy 200m recovery jog between intervals. You can add a repeat every 1-2 weeks, until you're up to, say, eight. If you
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Q+A: I've been running a year - I can't speed up!
By Rob Spedding on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
to get your breath back! This might make interval sessions sound terrifying, but once you get used to them theyre one of the best ways of getting quicker.An example of an interval session would be 6 x 400m (or around two minutes) with a couple of minutes
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How To Choose A Running Watch
By Sean Fishpool on 08/08/2002 10:42:37
Should you spend £30 or £130 on a running watch? And what's a countdown timer anyway? Here's all you need to know
, catering for a repeated session of 5 minutes fast, 2 minutes slow) is better. If you want a good session that even a basic timer can manage, you need a fixed distance to cover. Then you can run, for example, 12 x 400m setting off every two and a half
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Do-It-Yourself 5K Schedule
By Owen Anderson and Steven Seaton on 06/05/2002 10:09:46
A six-week 5K schedule based on a time-trial - we give you the speed sessions, you fill in the rests and easy days
running and rest:Session One4 x 1200m at a pace 4 seconds per 400m (16 seconds per mile) slower than APPM, with 4-minute recoveries.Session Two3 miles at 30 seconds per mile slower than your APPMDuring weeks five and six, do these weekly sessions: Session
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RW's Robin Hood Half-Marathon Schedules - Sub-1:45
By Runner's World on 06/08/2000 17:57:21
Schedules to match the RW pace groups at the Robin Hood Half-Marathon
) Speed target: run 3 x 2.5K at 10K pace. 200m jog (60-90 secs) between efforts. 10 mins jog before and after sessionAug 6 (Tue) Speed target: 10 x 400m at 5K pace. 200m jog (60-90 secs) between efforts. 10 mins jog before and after sessionAug 13 (Tue
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RW's 12-week sub-1:30 Half-Marathon schedules
By Steve Smythe on 07/05/2000 10:03:28
The ultimate schedule for the half
cool-down) 6:45 target: 42:00 (plus 25-min jog) 9/10 Total 35M 4hrs 50 Week Two Day Session Distance Pace Time Intensity Mon Easy 3M 8:00 24 mins 3/10Tue Speedwork 6M (inc 10 x 400m, 200m jog) 5K 50 mins 8/10Wed Steady 7M 7:30 53 mins 5/10Thu
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