Arizona Running Schedule - 5k Training Week 2

Hello 5k-sters,

This week put us 8 weeks out from our first 5k. With some help I found a 6-week recommended training schedule I’ll post and release sometime this week. For now it’s still easy-peasy warm-up week two.

For those of you that opted-out of week-1 training, there is still plenty of time to get fit for your first 5k, so you might want to start this week.

For those of you that haven't dropped by before this week, you can view the intro to 5k training and a week 1 5k run/walk training schedule.

Week Two Summary:
Run 1:
1 Mile - roughly 5-8 minutes out and back, depending on how long it takes you to run/walk a mile – walkers probably need to add more time but try to keep it at or under 4 miles per hour which is 15 minute miles or 7.5 minutes out and back.

Run 2:
2 Miles – roughly 10-16 minutes out and back – depends on your 1-mile pace – walkers adjust time to fit in 1 mile before you turn around.

Run 3:
2.5 Miles – roughly 12-18 minutes out and back depending on pace - walkers maybe longer.

Faster/younger/lighter runners might feel comfortable at a faster pace. Go for it, just remember you should be relaxed and your muscles should not be getting tight, Jell-o-y or sore during the run. Muscles should feel worked or tired but not blown or over-cooked. This is warm up and you don’t want to overdo it and mess up your training schedule before the first race.

I'll post the 6-week recommended training schedule soon.

For those of you that find a way to talk yourself out of training, just put your shoes on and walk to the end of the block three times this week. If you can motivate yourself to do that, you’ve done 90% of the work. Just getting out there is the toughest part of the workout for most people.

"Have you seen junior's grades?" - And The Cradle Will Rock - Van Halen

Have a Good Week.