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created on November 9, 2005
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. PrerequisitesBefore you start this training schedule, you need to:
You also need to understand the annotations for the table below. 5/1 x5 =30 means five minutes of running followed by one minute of walking is repeated five times for a total of thirty minutes. A 10-minute warm up and cool down are assumed. Don't forget to do them and stretch (if desired)! And now, without further ado:Beginner's Training - Distance
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