Get in shape with a 5K

I found this article called “Go from Couch to 5K in Six Weeks” at one of my favorite blogs, Lifehacker. I haven’t run a 5K since 1991 (in Denver - the altitude was a killer for me, but I made it), and I don’t plan to run one just now, but I think I might try this simple training plan as I try to lose the twenty pounds I’ve gained since last summer. When I trained in 1991, I designed a plan similar to this one, except that I broke my goals down into quarter-miles (which are marked on the Kingston walking trail) rather than minutes. Most folks in reasonable health can train themselves to run a 5K (3.1 miles) in a little over 30 minutes. (When I ran in Denver, I finished behind a 77-year-old man - but he was in GREAT shape!)

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July 14, 2006 · Filed Under Life, Web

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