Q I started running last summer by running and walking a mile every three nights, and built this up to around 15 miles a week. Ive now done three 10Ks, all in around 53 minutes, but in the last one I had trouble with some of the hills and had
-90 seconds then increase the next interval to two minutes. Repeat this pattern up to a five-minute interval, make the next interval four minutes and continue down the pyramid for a 1/2/3/4/5/4/3/2/1 pattern. Finish with 10-minutes of steady running at 40
option does assume youre already running a minimum of three times and 16-20 miles a week, so if youve never run before but youre committed to running a 10K in four weeks time youd be best to simply focus on building up the length of your runs rather
, you obviously need to use the track for your speed sessions. Substitute a pyramid session (800-1000-1200-1000-800m) at 10K pace or faster for the routine on Day 2. Your PBs await...
up, then 5 x 1M or 6-8 mins, with 1000m or 4-min recoveries, then long, slow cool-down 9-10M easyWeek 7 Rest 2-3M warm-up, then 12-15 x 400m or 80 secs, with 400m or 2-3 min jog recoveries, then 2-3M cool-down 4-5M slow OR rest 20 mins tempo run Rest
targets for a range of distances, pop a recent race time into our Training Pace Calculator. Speedwork Rules Remember these 10 tips when you start adding the fast stuff to your running programme. Your First Speed Sessions Ease into harder training
in 15-20 minutes. Then get in the car or on your bike to measure the distance in miles, divide the time by the distance and multiply the result by 6.2 to get a rough figure for 10K. Be realistic though – don’t run yourself into the ground for 20 minutes
this will be required during a race. The variation of pace in the session will help your pace judgement, so that you'll know what pace you can maintain for different distances. Find a 10K scheduleHalf-MarathonsThis distance 13.1 miles, or 21.1 kilometres has
