10 km runing plan

Hi @gameonplayer - I was in a similar situation in 2018 when I signed up for my first 10k race. I was lifting and doing Freeletics but never ran more than a mile. Now I have conquered a marathon and numerous 3+ hour trail and spartan races.

The biggest key to getting better at running is consistency. You will see remarkable improvement just by running a little bit every day or every other day with one fast day and one long day per week. Other than the one fast run, try to keep the runs easy and just focus on getting the time on feet. I wouldn’t even track distance other than the fast runs and the long runs. Another big thing to remember is that, like anything with fitness, running is all about slow progression. I would recommend focusing on time. So look at how much time you spend running in a week, and try to increase that by roughly 5-10% every week until you are running roughly 2-3x as long as you think the 10k will take you every week. So if you think that the 10k will take about 1 hour then aim to run 2 hours per week by sometime in early march.

@TomG has a great weekly cadence of 3 Freeletics workouts per week, one interval workout, and one long ā€˜free’ run. My only change to it would be to get in the habit of running as often as possible, even if it is just to go out for 10 minutes before or after the kettlebell sessions. Make sure that these runs are very easy. If you have a Heartrate monitor, try to keep your heart rate lower than 180 minus your age during the easy runs to ensure that you are not stressing your body too much and are using the correct energy systems (aerobic).

If you want to talk through a more detailed training plan, I would be happy to offer some guidance, just shoot me a DM.

Good luck with your training and upcoming race. A 10k is a big accomplishment and worthy challenge!