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8-Week Beginner Running Program to Build Distance

This training schedule takes you from running 30 minutes at 5/1 ratios (run 5 minutes, walk 1 minute) to running 60 minutes at 5/1 ratios in 8 weeks. Prerequisites: Before you start this training schedule, you need to either have completed the 3 Weeks to a 30 Minute Running Habit training program or be able to complete a 30 minute run (with at least 5 min run/1 min walk ratios) and be able to run 3 days a week.
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