Run a faster 5K.
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First 5K
From run/walk to your first finish line.
3 days/weekSub-30
6:00/km · 9:39/mile. From 31–34 minutes to under 30.
3–4 days/weekSub-25
5:00/km · 8:03/mile. Includes a free full 8-week plan.
4 days/weekSub-20
4:00/km · 6:26/mile. For experienced runners.
5–6 days/weekGet the free Sub-25 in 8 weeks plan
How we train: five principles
- Train from where you are. Workouts use your current fitness, not your goal, so they build you up instead of wearing you down.
- Mostly easy. The majority of running is conversational. It builds the engine and keeps you healthy.
- Two focused sessions a week. Intervals for speed, tempo for staying power. That's enough.
- Gradual progress. Small increases, lighter weeks every so often, and rest days you actually take.
- Pace the race. Even or slightly negative splits. Most PBs are lost in the first kilometre.
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