Good City2Surf training Plan
Once you have decided to enter the City2Surf, you need to consider some training and preparation. Believe me, if you do the preparation, you will have a fantastic run to Bondi and feel pretty good (relatively speaking) when you finish.
Sticking to a training program is very difficult for many of us, particularly during the cold months of June and July (if you live in the southern part of the country as I do).
There are three training programs provided on the Sun Herald City2Surf site. Of these, for most people, the City2Surf ‘Finisher Program’, (which is a beginner’s program) will be the most appropriate.
However, there are a number of things I don’t like about this program. In particular, it requires you to run five days a week for 10 weeks in the lead up to the event. For many people this will likely be more likely to lead to injury and fatigue. (Trust me, I’m speaking from experience here.)
I believe that you will be better off have two consecutive rest days per week to fully recuperate, especially if you haven’t done a lot of regular running in recent times. This ‘Finisher Program’ doesn’t have enough variety by way of speed, hills and variations in distance and effort. Also, I think you will get bored with the routine – I know I would.
Follow along with my training plan
I have put together my own City2Surf training program up as a Google Calendar to share. My training program is for beginners to intermediate.
Beginners to Intermediate training schedule 2009 on Google Calendars
Or you can download it to add to your calendar here
You don’t have to train alone
For a full explanation of training and my preparation, follow along with my training program on my Facebook coaching page. This is pretty much the program I’ll be following. And please share your thoughts and training experiences over the next few months.
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