
Ideally, you should be able to run at a pace that allows you to converse with a training partner without getting too much out of breath.įast: For the Saturday runs, I suggest that you run “fast.” How fast is “fast?” Again, that depends on your comfort level.

Don’t worry about how fast you run just cover the distance suggested–or approximately the distance. How fast is easy? You need to define your own comfort level. Run: When the schedule says “run,” that suggests that you run at an easy pace. I will send you daily email messages telling you what to run and also offer tips to improve your performance. For additional help with your training, consider signing up for the interactive version available from TrainingPeaks. Here is the type of training you need to do, if you want to improve your 5K time. If not, drop back to one of the other programs. In order to achieve full benefit from this program, before starting you probably need to be running 4-5 days a week, 20-30 miles a week or more, and at least have an understanding of the concepts of speedwork. The following Advanced schedule is a much more sophisticated training program than that offered to Novice Runners or to Intermediate Runners. You can do this by (1) running more miles, (2) running faster, or (3) some combination of both.

To achieve maximum performance, you need to improve your endurance and your speed. Let me state what you probably know already. You want a training program that will challenge you.

Regardless of your age or ability, you would like to run as fast as you possibly can. IF YOU’RE A SEASONED VETERAN OF THE RUNNING WARS, an individual who has been running for several years and who has run numerous 5K races and races at other distances, there comes a time when you want to seek maximum performance.
