First full post here - training plan for this fortnight

[chrisl72]

Hello everyone, new here from c25k, graduated March 21 and consolidated over five or six runs depending how I count them(!) Very happy with my 30 minute runs now.

Goals for this month in OldFloss's thread to continue running 3x each week, get steady with the 5ks, run Parkrun on April 15, then blend into the Magic Plan to 10k.

So I've been trying to work out what my plan for the first fortnight should be. I ran 5k in about 34 minutes after graduating, and totalled around 5k on Sunday with 25 minutes continuous then a few minutes walking and another 10 minutes running (unintentionally, was supposed to be 30 minutes continuous but 'misunderstanding' with app.) I've given myself two rest days after that.

There are potentially four or five running days between now and Parkrun starting from tomorrow and I want to get some 5ks in.

I'm contemplating slow 5ks tomorrow (Wednesday), repeating Saturday and Tuesday, with a slow 20 minutes on Thursday. (2 day breaks after 5k).

Or, 20 minutes tomorrow, 5k Friday, 20 Sunday, 5k Tuesday, and 20 Thursday. (1 day break after each run).

I may just go out and see how I feel tomorrow, but I want to avoid starting an alternating cycle that leaves me on 5k next Thursday and I know I'll be tempted to run alternate days.

On intermediate days I'm doing Pilates, which seems to be going well and I can feel the difference after just 5 half-hour sessions.

Whichever route I take through this week I'm itching to get started tomorrow!

Opinions welcome!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

sounds like you’ve got it all mapped out chrisl72 …keep us posted on how you’re doing, you sounds raring to go…

[chrisl72 Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

Definitely! Bagged a 5k yesterday

[nowster Graduate10]

I wondered who my new Strava follower was. 😆

One thing you might like to do occasionally is a Fartlek run. That starts out as a normal run, but every so often you pick out something a little way ahead (eg. a lamppost, a bench or a tree) and run a little faster until you reach it, and then continue your run at your original speed.

Fartlek is Swedish for "speed play".

An alternative is where you deliberately run slower towards the chosen landmark.

[chrisl72 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Thank you Nowster, I'll definitely give that a try!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to chrisl72]

I think the Zombies...Run! app does a bit of that, every now and again, it tells you you're being chased and you have to run faster