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Couch to 5K

  • 17-09-2009 11:12am
    #1
    Drexel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭


    Hey just a quick one.

    Being doin the couch to 5k and im comin up to week 3. Can someone clarify what exactly im ment to do for this week?

    Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
    • Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
    • Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
    • Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
    • Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

    Do i just do all the above and then do them again?? Sorry if it seems a bit thick!!


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  • #2
    dna_leri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,623 ✭✭✭dna_leri


    Yes, your interpretation seems right:

    Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do the following:
    Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
    Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
    Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
    Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

    Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
    Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
    Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
    Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)


  • #3
    Drexel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭Drexel


    haha!! Thanks a million. Just wanted to make sure and to do it right!!


  • #4
    sallinspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭sallinspark


    Hi,

    that would appear to be what is being asked, so the full sequence of activity for each day that you have to train this week would be:

    Jog 200yds (or 90 seconds)
    Walk 200yds (or 90 seconds)
    Jog 400yds (or 3 minutes)
    Walk 400yds (or 3 minutes)
    Jog 200yds (or 90 seconds)
    Walk 200yds (or 90 seconds)
    Jog 400yds (or 3 minutes)
    Walk 400yds (or 3 minutes)

    Then you are done.

    I am not sure what your program has told you regarding "level of effort", but usually it is recommended that you go at 75%-80% of your top speed during training, so don't go flat out while jogging. You need to keep your heartrate under control.

    Good luck!!!!


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