and can only read one article, make it this one: 10 Ways To 5K Success (non-subscriber preview) One distance – some very different approaches. We’ve got 5K wisdom for racers with aims from run-walk to record time.BEGINNERS 5K is a perfectly manageable
, as you will need time to recover.The beauty of the sessions is that they can form the basis of everything from 5K training to (with a little tweaking of the long run) a full marathon build-up. Theyll also keep you ticking over without getting stale
, revealed that turning your training program into a formal contract, either with yourself or a third party, significantly increases the likelihood of you sticking to it. So, enter your 5K well in advance and mark the date clearly on your calendar. Commit
training load with a series of explosive exercises including sprints of 20-100m, jumping, bounding and rapidly repeated leg presses with low weights. In a subsequent 5K time trial, the explosive training group improved by five per cent on average, whereas
suggested weekly totals by event for elites versus the rest of us: Race Distance Runner Miles/Week 5K Elite 70-80 Mortal 20-25 10K Elite 80-100 Mortal 25-30 Half-Marathon Elite 100-140
race in Brussels in August 2007, which means they have to run well at the Flora London Marathon at the end of the month.And then there are other runners like Eric, who rolls out of bed on Monday and decides he's going to race a 5K on Sunday after
) 40 1:30 3:10 6:45 (cover approx 950m) 45 1:40 3:30 7:30 (cover approx 850m) 50 1:50 4:00 8:10 (cover approx 800m) 55 2:00 4:20 8:45 (cover approx 750m) 60 2:15 4:40 9:15
- 4 x 800m at 5-mile pace (3:10/3:56/4:45) Wed Rest Thu 5M, then 4 x 100m at 5K pace Fri 2 - 4M Sat 10M Sun RestWEEK TWOMon 2 - 4M Tue 3 - 4 x 1000m at 5-mile pace (3:58/4:57/6:07), then 4 x 200m at 5K pace (1:26/1:46/2:05) Wed Rest Thu
than 5K race pace. Then, after three to five minutes of easy jog recovery, run one mile at your 5K race pace (this would be about 5:15 to 5:20 based on your PB of 16:32). Jog 800 metres to recover, then run 800 metres at slightly faster than 5K race
include 600- to 800-metre repetitions at slightly faster than current 5K pace; 1200- to 1600-metre intervals at 5K pace; three-minute hill climbs at 5K intensity and 3 to 4 mile runs 30 seconds per mile slower than 5K pace.
