Nothing should be "Hard" or "All Out". This period of training is to gradually introduce your legs into some quicker running, everything, even the faster running should be controlled. Focus on form, and being smooth. Adjust plan as needed, err on the side of doing less and going easier!
Mon, 3/1 - 35 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/2 -workout day
Thu, 3/4 - workout day
Sat, 3/6 - Fartlek day
Mon, 3/8 - 30 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/9 - warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run this fartlek run:
Thu, 3/11 - warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then fartlek run:
Sat, 3/13 - warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run:
Mon, 3/15- 30 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/16- warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then fartlek run:
Thu, 3/18 - 5 minutes easy jog warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then repeat this fartlek run 3 times:
Sat, 3/20 - 10 minutes relaxed, alternate 1 minute faster, 2 minutes easy, 5 minutes cooldown
Sun, 3/21 - 40-60 minutes relaxed running
Mon, 3/22 - 35 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/23- -workout day
Wed, 3/24 - 25-35 minutes easy running
Thu, 3/25 - workout day
Sat, 3/27 - TBA
Sun, 3/28 -Fartlek day
Tue, 3/30
Wed, 3/31
Thu, 4/1
Fri, 4/2
Sat, 4/3
Sun, 4/4
Mon, 4/5
Tue, 4/6
Wed, 4/7
Thu, 4/8
Fri, 4/9
Sat, 4/10
Mon, 3/1 - 35 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/2 -workout day
- warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run this fartlek run:
- 5 x 90 seconds at 75%-80% effort/ 2 minutes jog recovery
- 15 minute easy cooldown running
Thu, 3/4 - workout day
- warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run this fartlek run:
- 8 x 15 seconds at 75%-80% effort/ 1 minutes jog recovery
- 15 minute easy cooldown running
Sat, 3/6 - Fartlek day
- 10 minutes easy
- 20 sec fat/40 sec easy
- 20 sec fast/ 40 sec easy
- 60 sec fast/60 sec easy
- 20 sec fast/40 sec easy
- 20 sec fast/40 easy
- 10 minute easy
Mon, 3/8 - 30 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/9 - warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run this fartlek run:
- 120 sec (80%), 90 sec jog
- 90 sec @ 80%, 90 jog
- 60 sec @ 80%, 90 sec jog
- 45 sec @ 85 %, 60 sec jog
- 30 Sec @ 85%, 60 sec jog
- 15 sec @ 90%
- 15 minute easy cooldown
Thu, 3/11 - warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then fartlek run:
- 12 x 15 seconds at 80% effort/45 sec recovery jog
- 15 minutes easy
Sat, 3/13 - warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run:
- 60 sec @ 70%/ 2 minute jog
- 60 sec @ 80%/2 minute jog
- 60 sec @ 90%/ 2 minute jog
- 2 minute walk
- 60 sec @ 70%/ 2 minute jog
- 60 sec @ 80%/2 minute jog
- 60 sec @ 90%/ 2 minute jog
- 10 minute jog
Mon, 3/15- 30 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/16- warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then fartlek run:
- 120 sec (80%), 90 sec jog
- 90 sec @ 80%, 90 jog
- 60 sec @ 80%, 90 sec jog
- 45 sec @ 85 %, 60 sec jog
- 30 Sec @ 85%, 60 sec jog
- 15 sec @ 90%
- 15 minute easy cooldown
Thu, 3/18 - 5 minutes easy jog warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then repeat this fartlek run 3 times:
- 30 sec @ 75%
- 60 sec jog
- 30 sec @ 80%
- 60 sec jog
- 30 sec @ 85%
- 3-4 minutes easy running
Sat, 3/20 - 10 minutes relaxed, alternate 1 minute faster, 2 minutes easy, 5 minutes cooldown
Sun, 3/21 - 40-60 minutes relaxed running
Mon, 3/22 - 35 minutes relaxed running
Tue, 3/23- -workout day
- warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run this fartlek run:
- 6 x 90 seconds at 75%-80% effort/ 2 minutes jog recovery
- 15 minute easy cooldown running
Wed, 3/24 - 25-35 minutes easy running
Thu, 3/25 - workout day
- warm up, dynamic drills, 10 minutes easy running then run this fartlek run:
- 10 x 15 seconds at 75%-80% effort/ 1 minutes jog recovery
- 15 minute easy cooldown running
Sat, 3/27 - TBA
Sun, 3/28 -Fartlek day
- 10 minutes easy
- repeat this 2 times
- 20 sec fat/40 sec easy
- 20 sec fast/ 40 sec easy
- 60 sec fast/60 sec easy
- 20 sec fast/40 sec easy
- 20 sec fast/40 easy
- 3 minutes rest/jog
- 20 sec fat/40 sec easy
- 10 minute easy
Tue, 3/30
Wed, 3/31
Thu, 4/1
Fri, 4/2
Sat, 4/3
Sun, 4/4
Mon, 4/5
Tue, 4/6
Wed, 4/7
Thu, 4/8
Fri, 4/9
Sat, 4/10