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Couch To 5K Training Schedule: Weeks 1-5

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Couch to 5K Training Schedule

Weeks 1-5
This program is designed to get you running 3 miles in about 9 weeks. Each session should take about 30 minutes, 3 days per week. Be sure to
stretch before and after, and start each session with a 5 minute warm-up walk or jog. The training plan for each week is indicated on the calendar –
you do not have to run on the exact dates indicated, do what works best for your schedule. Use this calendar to keep you on track and help you
plan for success.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


1 minute jogging 1 minute jogging 1 minute jogging
Week 1 1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking
X 8 or total of 20 min. X 8 or total of 20 min. X 8 or total of 20 min.

1 ½ minutes jogging 1 ½ minutes jogging 1 ½ minutes jogging


Week 2 2 minutes walking X 6 or 2 minutes walking X 6 or 2 minutes walking X 6 or
total of 20 min. total of 20 min. total of 20 min.

1 ½ minutes jogging 1 ½ minutes jogging 1 ½ minutes jogging


1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking
Week 3
3 minutes jogging 3 minutes jogging 3 minutes jogging
3 minutes walking X 2 3 minutes walking X 2 3 minutes walking X 2

3 minutes jogging 3 minutes jogging 3 minutes jogging


1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking
Week 4 5 minutes jogging 5 minutes jogging 5 minutes jogging
2 ½ minutes walking 2 ½ minutes walking 2 ½ minutes walking
3 minutes jogging 3 minutes jogging 3 minutes jogging
1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking 1 ½ minutes walking
5 minutes jogging
5 minutes jogging 8 minutes jogging Jog 2 miles, or 20 min with
Week 5 3 minutes walking X 3 5 minutes walking no walking
8 minutes jogging

HAP Couch to 5K Training Plan – adapted from www.coolrunning.com


Couch to 5K Training Schedule
Weeks 6-9

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


5 minutes jogging
3 minutes walking Jog 1 mile, or 10 min. Jog 2.25 miles, or 22 min,
Week 6 8 minutes jogging Walk .25 mile, or 3 min with no walking
Jog 1 mile, or 10 min.
3 minutes walking
5 minutes jogging

Jog 2.5 miles, or 25 min., Jog 2.5 miles, or 25 min., Jog 2.5 miles, or 25 min.,
Week 7 with no walking with no walking with no walking

Week 8 Jog 2.75 miles Jog 2.75 miles Jog 2.75 miles

Jog 3 Miles Jog 3 Miles Jog 3 Miles


Week 9

Continue to train
with 3 mile jogs, 3
RACE WEEK days per week until
race day!

HAP Couch to 5K Training Plan – adapted from www.coolrunning.com

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