The idea of running 10k midweek

Posted by on Jun 10, 2009 in Lifting Your Game, Q and A | 0 comments This is a great question posted on our Facebook page by Simone, so I thought I’d share it on the blog: Hi Chris. I’ve been reading your advice today, and I’m keen to get some extra help, but worried that the plan you suggest is beyond my abilities. I’m just starting out as a middle distance runner. I don’t expect ever to get brilliant times. I can run about 8km in 52...
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Continue at an easy pace: 9 weeks to go

Posted by on Jun 9, 2009 in City2Surf, Lifting Your Game | 0 comments With 9 weeks to go, we are still working on acclimatising our bodies and our minds to the idea of doing a regular training routine. I changed the basic formula for this week just to mix it up a bit. I’ve put hills in on Tuesday this week and a 10km on Thursday, but the rest days remain the same. If 10km sounds like a lot to you, just walk it with the occasional jog. I believe it is...
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Start off nice and easy: 10 weeks to go

Posted by on Jun 1, 2009 in City2Surf, Lifting Your Game | 0 comments There are 10 weeks to go (two and a half months sounds longer!) so it is time to start getting into a regular training routine. This week our main objective is to get out on each day of the training program and actually do some jogging. Don’t be tempted to put it off for another day or another week. Commit to yourself that you will start now. You want to make best use of the coming 10...
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