Subject: Training plan for my first 5K? I am not sure how to proceed in my training for a 5K on sept 9. I haven't taken part in any races yet and I was planning on doing a sprint or a couple next spring/summer. My wife is tired of hearing me TALK about it so she did what any good woman would do. She signed me up for a 5K in our town. I am totally excited and I want to do well (be prepared like any race ). I looked through the training plans and am not sure which if any would prepare me for this event. Do I just start a half marathon plan and then take a break the week before the race or what? I currently run three 5K's a week (about 30-33 minutes per ) but I am training on the bike as well. I know I could do it without any "special" effort but I really want to treat this as an event, not just another workout day, y'know? The other thing is that I normally run on gravel and have tried to stay away from pavement because of my weight (215 ) but realize that I probably will have to work that into the plan also. Any advice/insight would be greatly appreciated! |