5km Program Starts Today! ~~~

The FIRST 5km program is for 12 weeks and I began with a 'track' session this morning.  As in the half marathon program, there are three key workouts : Tuesday, track;  Thursday, tempo run;  Saturday, long run and cross-training on other days.  With cross-training, I plan one day for drills and short hill repeats, another day for long hill repeats and a third day for......I don't know what!  Some easy running perhaps.  Sunday is definitely a day off.

Program :  Week 1, Day 1!
10-20 min warm-up
8 x 400m 2:21/5:52mk
400m RI
10 min cool-down.

Off to Renwick to set up a street/track...as usual!
1km warm-up & strides.

400m street/track.

 8 x 400m  :
2:20/5:50;  2:18/5:46;  2:15/5:39;  2:16/5:41;  2:15/5:38;  2:16/5:41;  2:16/5:40;  2:12/5:30

About 300m RI jog to the start after each 400m
1km cool-down + stretches.

There was nothing too difficult with this session;  much like track training in the half marathon program.  The morning was unusually hot though and a head wind on the last part of the 'track'.  

I'm looking forward to starting this new and different type of training...change is as good as a holiday...so they say!  Keeps interest and motivation going for sure, with a goal to try a 5km track race later in the year.  I'm on my way!

5.2km today.