How long to train?

ntlbell

This is a bit of how long is a bit of string I'm sure but just looking for guesstimate's.

How long would it take to train for a 10k marathon run if you don't normally do any running and mostly sit on an office chair all day.

I'm a 29yr old male with a decent diet just not very active bar maybe 3-4 hours brisk walking a week.

I'd prefer to be jogging rather than walking :pac:

Racing Flat

ntlbell wrote: »

How long would it take to train for a 10k marathon if you don't normally do any running and mostly sit on an office chair all day.

Starting from scratch, I'd say, giving yourself about 3 months, you can do a reasonable enough 10k. Then based on that you'll be able to set clearer targets for the future.

Killgore Trout

Woah! you risk drawing the ire of the marathon runners calling a 10K run a marathon. FTR a marathon is 42.2KM

I'm sure there were better ways of building up to a run than throwing yourself into a 5k race without training - but that's how it worked for me. After that i did 5k a week for a few weeks and then started getting 2 x 5k per week maybe a month later. and then started doing one longer run till I hit 10K, then pushed the small run up to 10 and the longer one up to 15 around July

buck65

Don't worry about times and distances first off, your main aim should be getting out and running. Start slowly and when you feel like you can't run much (after about 1/2 mile when I started ) more take a break and stretch or walk for a minute and then start again. Try and build up youir running where you feel yourself stopping less and eventually try to run for 20 minutes without stopping (aprox 2 miles). Only after a few weeks of this would I try to increase the distance maybe by 5 mins a week?
You will earn it to run 10k with 3 months training but with dedication and patience plus good shoes and stretching it is possible.

hunnymonster

ntlbell wrote: »

10k marathon run

If you have never run before, just get out there and try it. You might be a natural who can run 10km next week. 3 months should get any couch potato around 10 km though and as was said earlier, how comfortable you do it will help set your benchmarks for later.


If you are a complete beginner, read some of the threads about good shoes, non-chaffing kit and general injury prevention. Last thing you want to do is dampen your enthusiasm with an injury.

Krusty_Clown

Hal Higdon is known mostly for his marathon training programs, but also has programs for 5kms, 10kms and 10km walk.
The above are 8 week programs.

--amadeus--

A lot of it is going to depend on you and where you are now. For example if you are thin and naturally fit then it'll be easier for you than for someone who is overweight. There are some lunatics who go from nothing to marathon in 3 months, other people seem to really struggle making teh leap from walking to running. That said 8 - 12 weeks should get the vast majority of people up to 10k distance. As well as the programs above have a look at this. Really good advice above about taking your time, not worrying about distance at first and working at your own pace.

griffin100

I went from fat unhealthy couch potato to a slightly less fat slightly fitter potato able to do a slow (55 mins) 10km in 10 weeks when training for a sprint tri.