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- Author
- Sierra
- Rating
- 5 / 5
- Date
- 2025-03-16
- Title
- Great plan for beginners
- Plan
- novice-10k
- Pinned
- no
- WP id
- 3948
Body
I used this plan to train for a 10K. I was not running at all before this. In fact I was sick for 3 weeks before this plan start. I did have a base level of fitness going into this though (i have been occasionally hiking, rowing all year). What I like about this plan... it is consistent, has a gradual increase in distance, and is definitely doable for beginners. While training I learned that I can actually run the first 2.5 miles without stopping! It was my first time going that distance but I just went out and did it. Of course I ran slowly like 14 min miles or so. I was worried this plan would overtrain me starting out with so many miles per week but I was ok! I only had exactly 8 weeks til my run so I did not have any room for skipping a week. If I did this again I would schedule a race that is 9 weeks out giving me a week just in case I needed to skip a week. What I did not like about this plan is that there is little guidance on how fast to run. I just tried to run slow at first and every week increase my time a little. A few times I ran/walked the distance. I started out at 13-14 min/mi pace then eventually ended up running around 12:30 min/mi average pace for the week. I finished my 10K race at 1 hr and 8 mins which puts me at 11 min/mi pace for my race. I was incredibly happy with that pace and time! If you are reading this and wondering if you should try it out I'd say go for it. At my race most of my friends either didn't train consistently or barely ran at all, I felt so good knowing i basically ran every week for 8 weeks up to the run.
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