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5K Training Schedule
Beginner Runner & Walker
The schedules below are only a guide. If you want to do your longer distance on Sunday
rather than Saturday, simply flip-flop the days. It’s less important what you do in any one
workout than what you do over the full eight weeks leading up to your 5K.

Walking Training Schedule for 5K


Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
8 Rest or 15 min Rest or 15 min Rest 1.5 m walk 30-60 min
walk walk walk walk walk
7 Rest or 15 min Rest or 15 min Rest 1.75 m 35-60 min
walk walk walk walk walk walk
6 Rest or 20 min Rest or 20 min Rest 2 MI walk 40-60 min
walk walk walk walk walk
5 Rest or 20 min Rest or 20 min Rest 2.25 m 45-60 min
walk walk walk walk walk walk
4 Rest or 25 min Rest or 25 min Rest 2.5 m walk 50-60 min
walk walk walk walk walk
3 Rest or 25 min Rest or 25 min Rest 2.75 m 55-60 min
walk walk walk walk walk walk
2 Rest or 30 min Rest or 30 min Rest 3 m walk 60 min walk
walk walk walk walk
1 Rest or 30 min Rest or 30 min Rest Rest 5-K Walk
walk walk walk walk

Novice Running Training Schedule for 5K


Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 Rest or 1.5 m run Rest or 1.5 m run Rest 1.5 m run 30- 60 min
run/walk run/walk walk
2 Rest or 1.75 m Rest or 1.5 m run Rest 1.75 m 35-60 min
run/walk run run/walk run walk
3 Rest or 2 mi run Rest or 1.5 m run Rest 2 MI run 40-60 min
run/walk run/walk walk
4 Rest or 2.25 m Rest or 1.5 m run Rest 2.25 m 45-60 min
run/walk run run/walk run walk
5 Rest or 2.5 m run Rest or 2 m run Rest 2.5 m run 50-60 min
run/walk run/walk walk
6 Rest or 2.75 m Rest or 2 m run Rest 2.75 m 55-60 min
run/walk run run/walk run walk
7 Rest or 3 m run Rest or 2 m run Rest 3 m run 60 min walk
run/walk run/walk
8 Rest or 3 m run Rest or 2 m run Rest Rest 5-K Race
run/walk run/walk
Rest: The most important day in any beginning or intermediate running program is rest.
Rest days are as vital as training days. They give your muscles time to recover so you can
run/walk again. Actually, your muscles will build in strength as you rest. Without recovery
days, you will not improve.
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5K Training Schedule
Intermediate & Advanced
The schedules below are only a guide. If you want to do your longer distance on Sunday
rather than Saturday, simply flip-flop the days. It’s less important what you do in any one
workout than what you do over the full eight weeks leading up to your 5K.

Intermediate Training Schedule for 5K


Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 Rest 3m 5 x 400 3m Rest 3m 5m
2 Rest 3m 30 min 3m Rest 3m 5m
tempo
3 Rest 3m 6 x 400 3m Rest 4m 6m
4 Rest 3m 35 min 3m Rest Rest 5-K Test
tempo
5 Rest 3m 7 x 400 3m Rest 4 m fast 6m
6 Rest 3m 40 min 3m Rest 5m 7m
tempo
7 Rest 3m 8 x 400 3m Rest 5 m fast 7m
8 Rest 2m 30 min 2m Rest Rest 5-K Race
tempo

Advanced Training Schedule for 5K


Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 3m 5 x 400 Rest or 30 min Rest 4 m fast 60 min
easy r/w * tempo
2 3m 8 x 200 Rest or 30 min Rest 4 m fast 65 min
easy tempo
3 3m 6 x 400 Rest or 35 min Rest 5 mi fast 70 min
easy r/w tempo
4 3m 9 x 200 Rest or 35 min Rest or Rest 5-K test
easy r/w tempo easy run
5 3m 7 x 400 Rest or 40 min Rest 5 m fast 75 min
easy r/w tempo
6 3m 10 x 200 Rest or 40 min Rest 6 m fast 85 min
easy r/w tempo
7 3m 8 x 400 Rest or 45 min Rest 6 m fast 90 min
easy r/w tempo
8 2m 6 x 200 30 min Rest or Rest Rest 5-K Race
tempo easy run

Rest: The most important day in any beginning or intermediate running program is rest.
Rest days are as vital as training days. They give your muscles time to recover so you can
run/walk again. Actually, your muscles will build in strength as you rest. Without recovery
days, you will not improve. *r/w is run/walk.

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