How much time is needed to prepare to run a 5k in November?
Well done. You have made it. You have progressed through the beginners program | thebeginning + week 3 and on | and now you are ready to take a step up to that next level. You are totally honest with yourself and you are able to jog 30 minutes without stopping? You can do that, can’t you? We don’t want you to make all these steps forward and then come crashing down because you are not ready to progress to the next level. To start with find out about local 5 km routes and take a peek at where you are going to run ‘your first 5km’. Whatever, you do whether you run on your own or if you want to take part in a timed 5km, it all counts as preparing for your first 5km event. There is still no rush and because you have come this far, it does not mean you have got it made. You must continue to do your warm up routine as well as monitor your legs. Be wise before and not in retrospect. Now is a good time to learn about the ‘TALK TEST’. | see box | Let the routine begin. You will now move forward
