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Run Your First 5K, Then a 10KThree week-by-week plans, your paces calculated for you, running form and strength work for runners

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Who it's for

Complete beginners who want to run 5K without stopping, runners who want a faster 5K, and anyone training for a first 10K.

Inside

  • Two starting tests to find out where you stand
  • Your training paces calculated from your aerobic speed, in min/km and min/mile
  • Plan A: zero to 5K in 10 weeks (run-walk)
  • Plan B: a faster 5K in 8 weeks
  • Plan C: your first 10K in 10 weeks, with a time-goal option
  • Running form, cadence and breathing
  • Strength training for runners: two 20-minute sessions
  • Week-by-week training log

What you get

  • The full guide as a PDF (31 A4 pages), to print or read on your phone
  • Week-by-week plans: exercises, sets, reps, rest and progression
  • Exercise technique and the most common mistakes
  • A tick-box training log at the end
  • The studies behind the advice, with references

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In pictures

Two runners during a 10 km road race
Two runners during a 10 km road race. Photo: Gareth1953 All Right Now, CC BY 2.0
Runners’ strides on the tarmac
Runners’ strides on the tarmac. Photo: Phil Roeder, CC BY 2.0
Runners in single file on a road during a community race
Runners in single file on a road during a community race. Photo: Daveybot, CC BY 2.0

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The method

  1. 1Primary sources: published studies and official guidelines, never a forum.
  2. 2Every number linked to its source, listed at the end of the guide.
  3. 3Dated editions: every guide shows its update date.

Built from the guidelines and publications of:

  • World Health Organization
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Chapters

  1. 01Before You Start
  2. 02Your Starting Tests
  3. 03Your Paces, Calculated
  4. 04Plan A: Zero to 5K in 10 Weeks
  5. 05Plan B: A Faster 5K in 8 Weeks
  6. 06Plan C: Your First 10K in 10 Weeks
  7. 07Key Workouts, Explained
  8. 08Running Form
  9. 09Strength Training for Runners
  10. 10Staying Injury-Free
  11. 11Fueling and Hydration, Simply
  12. 12Race Day
  13. 13After Your 10K
  14. 14Training Log
  15. 15Sources

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