Bit of advice, please. Some of you will have seen my lamentations on C25K, and I have decided to take a week’s break after this Saturday’s Parkrun. After my rest, I will commence Ju-Ju’s Magic Plan. My question is, I can already run for at least 45 minutes (albeit very slowly, and with loads of effort) because that’s how long it takes me to do 5k, so, which plan do I follow? Thank you in advance! 😀
Ju-Ju’s Magic Plan: Bit of advice, please... - Bridge to 10K
Ju-Ju’s Magic Plan
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I was in the same situation so I followed distance version. My reasoning was that, timewise, I would be already in the middle of the plan.
But that's just me and the goals I had.
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I’m doing 10K app by zen labs it’s free and it’s working as I already started it after I found out about Ju-Ju’s magic plan but just take your time it’s not a race enjoy it 😉
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I am at a very similar stage to yourself (and similar speed), maybe a couple of weeks behind. I too was looking at this plan, and intending to go for the distance version.
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I'd agree - if you can run 5k already, it seems to make more sense to me to use distance. Assuming you do want to run further, of course - it's not compulsory
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I'd also go for distance, if you're already running for 45 minutes another 15 minutes probably won't challenge you enough but another 5k, well that just might...!
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Just follow the distance one..the more you run...the more it evolves ..I know I can run a HM...but coming back from injury..I followed Magic 10 yet again...great practice and consolidation
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Agree that you should go for distance. I started with the time plan and ended up switching.
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I’d go for distance but give some thought to using run / walk intervals as a way of building up your distance. 90 minutes without some walking breaks is an awful long slog. I know from personal experience, that’s how long it takes me to do 10k! I didn’t use the magic plan, it wasn’t around when I bridged to 10k, but I don’t think it would have worked for me anyway.
So how did you do it? The Magic Plan does seem rather like hard work! 😳
2 or 3 runs a week. One of these a long run as below. 2nd run 5k parkrun. 3rd run when I could fit it in just a short (20-30 minutes) faster run or speed intervals.
Long run:
Week 1: 6k as 3x2k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 2: 6k as 2x3k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 3: 7k as 2k, 3k, 2k blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 4: 8k as 4x2k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 5: 8k as 3k, 3k, 2k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 6: 9k as 3x3k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 7: 10k as 5x2k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between
Week 8: 10k as 2x5k running blocks with 2 minutes walk in between.
I used the same method to train for the Great South Run (10 miles) eventually running it in 4 or 5 blocks.