5Mile Training Plan

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Jan and I have signed up for an 8k race on July 18th. We're not so fit so we'll have to train. Here's a basic training plan, hopefully can update along the way with how we're going. The race is 11 weeks from Saturday. :D. Unfortuantely the week before we're going to be in the Canary Islands where we usually get pretty lazy. The plan this year is to keep up with the program though, go for a run along the beach or something. Need to also note we're jogging and running this distance, using intervals of jogs. Last weekend we went between lamp posts or to the end of the block etc.
Date Miles Kms Comment
May 2nd2 miles3.2kmWe'll be in in Cork, which has a hotel, can use facilities there
May 9th2 miles3.2kmsAt home, either add to our route from last weekend or run at the gym
May 16th2.5miles4kms
May 23rd2.5 miles4km
May 30th3 miles4.8kmWe'll be in Kilkenny, hopefully find a track near our B&B
June 6th3.5 miles5.6kms
June 13th4 miles6.4kms
June 20th4.5 miles7.3kms
June 27th5 miles8km
July 4th4.5 miles7.3kmsFirst weekend in the canaries
July 11th3.5 miles5.6kmSecond weekend in the canaries
July 18th5 miles8kmRACE DAY
Completed Runs
Date Miles Kms Comment
April 26th1.72 miles2.8kmsWe did a small route around our housing estate. Four intervals of jogging

Some notes about interval

Some notes about interval training for this plan

After Obvious warmup. say AT = 170
: Warm up at 130
: 4 mins at 150
: 2 mins at 130
: 4 mins at 150
: 2 mins at 130
: 4 mins at 160
: 2 mins at 130
: 4 mins at 165
Cool down at 130

Just a note about my heart

Just a note about my heart rate stuff

50% = 96
60% = 115
65% = 125
70% = 134
75% = 144
80% = 154
85% = 160
90% = 173
MAX Rate = 184

Probably want to aim to get up to the 75%-85% (144-160) zone the lower end for most of the workout and one or two intervals in the 80%-85% (154-160) for performance boosting.

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