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Coronavirus: Running Training Session 2

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Here is the second of the weekly training sessions for runners who want to maintain some structure to their running training during the period of restricted movement and social distancing.

For more details of the sessions see the introduction and Week 1.

Session 2

Warm up with 5-10 minutes of gentle jogging.

There are 2 paces or effort intensities for this session:

  • 10k race pace
    Slightly slower than last week’s 5k pace, this should feel quite easy to begin with, but will become more demanding as the session progresses. Read more on training paces.
  • easy pace
    This is a very easy recovery pace.

1 set is:

  • Run 4 minutes at 10k pace
  • Run 2 minutes at an easy pace

Run 4-5 sets depending on your read more

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Coronavirus: Running Training Sessions

Weekly training sessions during times of social distancing

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Is running still important in these times?

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If you are feeling like me you might have noticed a drop in motivation to train. I, like many, was booked into a spring marathon and when that was cancelled the initial frustration soon turned to apathy. Why train when there’s nothing obvious to train for? We don’t know read more

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Long runs and depressed immune system

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Of course, there are more important things to be thinking about right now other than running.

Marathon disappointment

For many runners the first and biggest effect of the coronavirus outbreak was the cancellation of the spring marathons. Training for a marathon involves dedication and plenty of time out running. The marathon itself provides motivation to train in all weathers; to get out there and run yet another long read more

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Coronavirus: Why train when there is nothing to train for?

To me, it has been like watching a movie.

It is fascinating to watch and listen to the news as it unfolds. To watch as the figures mount up — exponentially.

Except, it is real.

To begin with, it seemed like somebody else’s problem and the numbers seemed small. What is all the fuss about? It is only affecting a tiny proportion of the population. Even in China, where it all started just 10 weeks read more

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5k in 20 minutes Training Plan

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How to run a 5k in under 20 minutes

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It’s just another number, 20. But like many running benchmarks, it is a popular target, and to run under 20 minutes for 5k is what many would say defines a ‘serious runner’.

Few people will be able to break the 20-minute barrier without some determined training and, of course, natural talent.
This is especially true for women for whom a 20 min 5k represents read more

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Ballbuster Duathlon 2019

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A Duathlon for Runners?

If you are looking for a duathlon that has more running content than normal, the Ballbuster could be your thing.

Like triathlon, duathlons usually consist of 3 stages. They differ in their 1st stage, for triathlon it’s the swim, for duathlon it’s a run.

So a duathlon is run, bike run. Distances usually fall into standard categories: Sprint (5k, 20k, 2.5k), Standard (10k, 40k, 5k), Middle read more