10K training

A 10K training plan for first-timers.

If you can run a 5K, you can build to a 10K in 8–10 weeks. The plan adds one longer run a week and keeps the rest easy.

Build the long run

Add 1 km every other week until you can do 8–10 km easy.

Two easy runs

Short, conversational. They build endurance with low stress.

Race day

Run by effort. Slow the first 2 km, hold the middle, lift the last 3 km.

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