How to Run 5k: A beginners guide to running

by Laura Fountain

Never run before or returning to running after a long break? Start here. Running is very simple – but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The chances are that you’ve already tried to start running and either given up or found yourself injured. I’m here to help with that. The first few weeks of becoming a runner are hard, but this guide will be there every step of the way. As well as a 10-week training plan to take you from 0-5k, this guide talks you through the weeks, encourage you and give you all the information you need to get up and running. How it works You’ll do three runs a week. These runs will start with just one minute of running at a time and gradually build until you’re running 5k all in one go. This plan lasts 10 weeks. While you’ll find 0-5k plans that are shorter than this, I believe that 10 weeks is the right amount of time to set aside for training for your first 5k. It will allow you to build up gradually to help you avoid injuries and really start to enjoy running. The aim of this guide is to help you reach the end of the 10 weeks and have your first 5k be the start of a long love affair with running – not to tick off your 5k and then never run again. Trust me I know that you might be doubting whether you can do this. But I believe you can do it. I’m a UK Athletics running coach and a Level 3 Personal Trainer. I’ve worked with runners of all ages over the past few years to help them start running and start enjoying it. I started with a small group of women who then told their friends, who told their friends, and now my running groups fill up every 10 weeks with people travelling from all parts of London to train with me. This pack is my way of helping even more people to enjoy running.

53 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2017