Training for 5k Question

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  • dee74
    dee74 Posts: 62 Member
    Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? :-)
  • TiffanyAching
    TiffanyAching Posts: 50 Member
    you're basically doing the c25k so i'd just follow that and it will give you the training schedule to build you up. maybe start on week 3/4 as you're clearly not a potato. you enjoying it?
  • caitwinmary
    caitwinmary Posts: 18
    I am currently training for my first 5k as well and what i would recommend is following hal higdons plan for the beginner 5k. its amazing you do long runs only three days a week starting at 1.5 miles and in between you have days you walk and days that you can run till you get tired and the just walk. It will gradually billed every week. its an 8 week program i am currently on my 5 week and up to 2.5 miles :) i hope this helps
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    I have a question regarding training for a 5k. I will start by saying I have never tried running. I am in good shape fitness wise and have a great neighborhood for running. The loop is 3.4 miles so a little longer then a 5K. I can easily walk this distance and it is a good mix of hilly and almost flat. The training programs I see all assume you are a couch potato first. Any suggestions for where I am at. Should I just jog as much as I can and walk the entire thing everytime or should I go longer distances each time and just push the jog/run longer each time? Any advice is appreciated.

    Personally, I would just go out and see how far I could run without stopping and then you will have a good indication where you are at.

    If you can jog the whole lot without stopping or walking, you can concentrate on faster times. If, however, you find you need to stop and walk, just try to jog that little bit further each time you train and gradually the walking parts will shrink and before you know it, you will have run the whole distance.

    It sounds as if you have the ideal setting for 5k training to be honest, near-on perfect actually.
  • jenronan1
    jenronan1 Posts: 44 Member
    Start with the couch potato because that is your level for running. You can supplement with weight training. If you just go and run like you suggested you could end up with muscle strains/sprains/injuries. I have been teaching spin class for 7+ years and after a foot injury, couldn't run for awhile. When I went for a jog for the first time, after I went too long, my foot started to hurt and swell, had to take a few weeks off.
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