Anyone Can Train For a 10K Run. Honest!

You have been locked up all winter and you probably can not even remember what the outside looks like. Here's a crazy idea - how about there in May to celebrate the arrival of spring and warmth with a 10k race? Yes, it sounds crazy, especially considering that you have never done anything more in the department of performing other than, say, an occasional jog around the park.

The thing is, it can be very motivating to have something to aim for. It can certainly be done, even if your unit training set consists of a thin friend. If you could rope a friend and get started on his training, you could probably encourage each other on and actually doing it. And here's another thing that will certainly cheer you up - training hard as you need to complete a 10k race actually gives you a boost drug-like. It's real, it is proven. And in the end, you'll probably have a better figure to boast of (if you're a woman, that is).


If you have had almost no experience with something like a 10 km run, you must make sure that you do not push too hard. Do that when you are out of practice you may end up laying down with all sorts of injuries. If you feel like registering for a race to give you a goal, you probably do not want to sign up for anything that is very close to two months. Your body certainly needs this time to get used to such requests. And since you are not trying to a dedicated amateur or anything, you probably need to allow one day off a few - where the pressure of work or just the way something. Six miles to work off of 6.2 miles. It can be something quite challenging to prepare to run that far.

If the formation this property in just eight weeks seems too much, you may opt for the 3.5 mile distance first. As you train, make sure you do not make more than 3 miles on your own targets. When you reach this mark, you can walk and half-half run the rest of the trip. Once you reach 10 miles, you still want to work this way until the day of the race. You must give your body retains a little time to build. In the last week before the race, be sure that you cut your distance from the practice of about 20%.

Some people tend to believe that out of a group practice run with your friends can distract you from the goal at hand. Although there might be something to this, this kind of thinking should apply only to professional athletes and serious amateurs. For someone trying to get in shape for the first time, the type of inspiration and motivation that fellow runners can bring can be invaluable. Having friends to meet can make it impossible for you not to show one day just because you do not want. Of course you need for your speed you're comfortable with.

On race day, remember it's your first race. You do not have to push to finish in record time. You only need to push yourself to finish. If the halfway point, you feel the panic setting in, all you need to do is slow your pace down. Sometimes it can even be acceptable to walk to the finish. As long as you make a decent attempt.