RW's BUPA Great North Run Schedules - Beginners

Schedules to match the RW pace groups at the Great North Run

Posted: 6 August 2000

Here are the schedules for the pace groups for the Robin Hood Half-Marathon.
RUNNER’S WORLD will have pace groups of 1:30, 1:45, 2:00 and 2:15 at the race.
Refer to the pace charts for exact speeds.

1:30 pace | 1:45 pace | Beginner's pace

Pace Chart

BEGINNER'S THREE TIMES A WEEK SHEDULE
WEEK ONE	WEEK TWO	WEEK THREE	WEEK FOUR	WEEK FIVE	WEEK SIX	WEEK SEVEN
Jul 13 (Sat) REST	Jul 20 (Sat) REST	Jul 28 (Sat) REST	Aug 4 (Sat) REST	Aug 11 (Sat) REST	Aug 18 (Sat) REST	Aug 25 (Sat) REST
Jul 14 (Sun) 20 mins run/walk	Jul 21 (Sun) Weekly target: 60 mins run/walk	Jul 29 (Sun) Weekly target: Race (ideally 10K)	Aug 5 (Sun) Weekly target: 70 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Aug 12 (Sun) Weekly target: 90 mins run/walk	Aug 19 (Sun) Weekly target: 90 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Aug 26 (Sun) Weekly target: 1hr 40 mins run/walk
Jul 15 (Mon) REST	Jul 22 (Mon) REST	Jul 30 (Mon) REST	Aug 6 (Mon) REST	Aug 13 (Mon) REST	Aug 20 (Mon) REST	Aug 27 (Mon) REST
Jul 16 (Tue) 30 mins run/walk	Jul 23 (Tue) 45 mins run/walk	Jul 31 (Tue) 30 mins run/walk	Aug 7 (Tue) 45 mins run/walk	Aug 14 (Tue) 45 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Aug 21 (Tue) 45 mins run/walk	Aug 28 (Tue) 60 mins run/walk
Jul 17 (Wed) REST	Jul 24 (Wed) REST	Aug 1 (Wed) REST	Aug 8 (Wed) REST	Aug 15 (Wed) REST	Aug 22 (Wed) REST	Aug 29 (Wed) REST
Jul 18 (Thu) Weekly target: 45 mins run/walk	Jul 25 (Thu) 45 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Aug 2 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk	Aug 9 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk	Aug 16 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk	Aug 23 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Aug 30 (Thu) 30 mins run/walk at a faster pace
Jul 19 (Fri) REST	Jul 26 (Fri) REST	Aug 3 (Fri) REST	Aug 10 (Fri) REST	Aug 17 (Fri) REST	Aug 24 (Fri) REST	Aug 31 (Fri) REST
WEEK EIGHT	WEEK NINE	WEEK TEN	WEEK ELEVEN	WEEK TWELVE	WEEK THIRTEEN
Sep 1 (Sat) REST	Sep 8 (Sat) REST	Sep 15 (Sat) REST	Sep 22 (Sat) REST	Sep 29 (Sat) REST	Oct 5 (Sat) REST
Sep 2 (Sun) Weekly target: Race (ideally 10K or 10M)	Sep 9 (Sun) Weekly target: 1hr 40 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Sep 16 (Sun) Weekly target: 2hrs run/walk easy	Sep 23 (Sun) Weekly target: 2hrs run/walk at a faster pace	Sep 30 (Sun) Weekly target: 1hr 40 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Oct 6 (Sun) The Race
Sep 3 (Mon) REST	Sep 10 (Mon) REST	Sep 17 (Mon) REST	Sep 24 (Mon) REST	Sep 31 (Mon) REST
Sep 4 (Tue) 30 mins run/walk	Sep 11 (Tue) 60 mins run/walk	Sep 18 (Tue) 45 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Sep 25 (Tue) 60 mins run/walk	Oct 1 (Tue) 30 mins run/walk at a faster pace
Sep 5 (Wed) REST	Sep 12(Wed) REST	Sep 19(Wed) REST	Sep 26 (Wed) REST	Oct 2 (Wed) REST
Sep 6 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk	Sep 13 (Thu) 45 mins run/walk at a faster pace	Sep 20 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk	Sep 27 (Thu) 60 mins run/walk	Oct 3 (Thu) 20 mins run/walk at a faster pace
Sep 7 (Fri) REST	Sep 14 (Fri) REST	Sep 21 (Fri) REST	Sep 28 (Fri) REST	Oct 4 (Fri) REST