yes, we love new sessions! i recently went under 30 mins with my 5k for the first time in a long time, and that felt pretty damn good, so lets goooooooo....
3 месяца назад
I'm back to running (bar a few jogs a month) for the first time in nearly three years, will also be working to get back under 30 mins 5k in the first instance! I'll definitely be trying these sessions in a few weeks :)
@scottwilliams7395 thankyou! i think the big thing is i started training with a running group once a week...we have a coach who sets the workouts and they're nothing out there - mile repeats, shorter intervals, fartleks etc - but its also being with other runners, you just push harder. having the encouragement has been pretty huge.
Great video. Just curious - as you mentioned a pace for each session, but you also said ' you will speed up as you go' So that wouldn't that then mean faster than the start pace?
Nice video! I have a half-marathon coming up in October but also taking on a few races in between time. I have a 5k coming up on 07/04/24. On my conditioning days, I'm doing cadence and glider drills, afterwards, I do repeats with 5x 800m runs at my target half-marathon pace, with a 3 minute walk or jog in between each. I need to eat properly, as I get away from a more healthy diet more times than not.
Thanks Ben, I'll give these a try. It's felt like forever since I ran a PB at a Parkrun. We have a PB bell to ring at my Parkrun and I'm forgetting what a bell even sounds like 😂
Look at building your aerobic base first, research zone 2 training. Slow down before you speed up! You can do it! I did couch to 5k which is a 8/9 week plan back in September last year and it took me until February to officially finish the plan because I spread the runs out. I couldn't do a 5k without walking back then. Now I've done slow long runs up to 13 miles and held a tempo pace up to 10k.
Could be you’re going to fast but it could be strength or base issues. The only way to know would be evaluation of HR and where you feel the urge to have to walk. But lastly could be a mental block you have to bust through.
Just an idea: you could see how slowly you can "run" and still do the full 5k. I surprised myself with this approach. I had never jogged a full 5k and did this one day just to see if I could. My technique was atrocious and I was practically walking but it was really helpful for my mindset. That was a week ago and now I'm back on the 6x1:30w/2:30r intervals that Ben recommends for weeks 3&4 of his beginner to 5k program. I'm able to focus on proper technique this way.
Question about the first piece of advice: I thought studies show zero benefits to cool downs? Like, maybe they just add easy miles. But there's no indication cool downs help with recovery, nor reduce nausea/puking, nor flush out lactate, etc. I understand why warm ups are non negotiable, but whh cool downs if they're disproven???
If someone walks A LOT. Such as for work or for basic transportation. Like easy example, a city mailman. Could he skip some of the slow runs and do intensity sessions like this every other run?
