Can you recommend a good couch to 5k training plan?
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Jan 2024
11:46am, 7 Jan 2024
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Blister
It's not for me specifically. I make treadmill running scenery videos and plan to film a coach to 5k series. I don't want it to be longer than 6 weeks because I have to film it all. I want it to be easy for beginners to follow and not too intense. Does anyone know any good plans I could film? Thank you.
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Jan 2024
12:15pm, 7 Jan 2024
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TeeBee
May be worth talking to fleecy
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Jan 2024
2:34pm, 7 Jan 2024
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fetcheveryone
The FE beginners plan is based on the NHS Couch to 5K plan, but it's 8 weeks: fetcheveryone.com/beginners I'm sure you could chop out a few weeks and make the curve a little steeper. |
Jan 2024
3:26pm, 7 Jan 2024
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Autumnleaves
6 weeks might not really be long enough, though you could probably tweak the final 3 weeks of the NHS one (which is really good).
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Jan 2024
3:36pm, 7 Jan 2024
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RicheyJames
I went with the official NHS plan which (IIRC) is nine weeks? Not sure how you'd lop three weeks off and at the same time stop it becoming "too intense"?
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Jan 2024
4:31pm, 7 Jan 2024
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Blister
Thanks for the responses. It's interesting to get your perspectives because to me 10 weeks seemed like way too long to build up to 5km - but that's because as a runner, 5km would be a short recovery run. Plus in the NHS plan, the last run is 30 minutes continuous, which would be a 4-mile steady run for me. So I have to put myself into other people's shoes. I like the NHS plan because, for most of the weeks, the run is the same just repeated, which means I only have to film it once! I've penciled in about 6 different locations to film to make it more interesting. I'll probably film a couple of weeks' worth in one go. The YouTube channel is called Swift Trails (https://www.youtube.com/@SwiftTrailsTV) and I started it in October. I'm constantly trying to come up with new ideas for it. A fun one I filmed before xmas was 'race the santa steam train' where I cycled next to a steam train while filming. |
Jan 2024
6:14pm, 7 Jan 2024
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MaltDrinker
I have never managed to complete the NHS plan because the increments jumped up too much for me. This is the plan I have/will be following in my running come back(s) |
Jan 2024
6:17pm, 7 Jan 2024
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DoricQuine
I have never managed to complete the NHS plan because the increments jumped up too much for me. This is the plan I have/will be following in my running come back(s) Oops that post should have been in my name!! I was in MD's profile adding races 🤣 |
Jan 2024
8:17pm, 7 Jan 2024
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The fleecy and the ivy
Beginners vary a lot, but 6 weeks is pretty short. I have a 9 week plan I made for my PhD (an easier version than C25K) you're welcome to use, drop me an fmail and I'll try to dig it out
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Jan 2024
8:31pm, 7 Jan 2024
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Autumnleaves
I've run several Couch to 5k courses a year for the last 9 years. In all that time I have have had about 2 who completed 5k in less than 30 minutes, most of mine take at least 35.
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