Grooved to Run

So far I’ve completed the Couch-to-5K Running Plan (C25K) and Hal Higdon’s 10K Training Plan (HH10K). Since January, I’ve gone from barely being able to run a city block to being able to run over six miles, albeit slowly, at a shot. That’s pretty cool, but now I think I’m ready to try to knock some time off my 5K PRs.

So this week I’m starting Hal Higdon’s 5K Intermediate Training Plan, henceforth known as HH5K:I…

It’s an 8 week plan that combines 3 mile runs, intervals, long runs, and the dreaded tempo runs. The plan includes a 5K “test” at the end of the fourth week that should be a decent benchmark to show if I’m making progress.

Unlike the HH10K plan, this plan has two rest days per week rather than just one. Also, the plan doesn’t specify any weight training, but Hal does recommend doing some. Therefore, I’ll be sacrificing my Monday rest day and adding some lifting on Monday and Thursday nights.

This will be the toughest training plan I’ve ever done. Wish me luck. :)