Week One of the C25K running program is behind us, so it’s now time to turn our attention to Week Two. Hopefully you made it through Week One unscathed and are anxiously awaiting Week Two – I know I am!
This time around, the intervals will be slightly longer, and we’ll drop from 8 to 6 rounds. The total workout time will again be roughly 30 minutes, and the total time spent running will increase slightly from 8 to 9 minutes. As a reminder, this program is designed to be run 3x per week.
Here’s the plan:
- Start with a brisk 5 minute walk to warmup, followed by…
- Six round of running for 90 sec and walking for 2 min
- End with 5 more minutes of walking to warm down
As I noted in my Week One recap, I actually jumped ahead to this workout during soccer practice on Saturday, but will be doing the full set of three runs (M/W/F) during the upcoming week.
That’s it. If you want to join in, you’re only a week behind.
Update: Check out my Week Two recap or jump ahead to Week Three.
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I do not expect to the jump in running time to affect me much if at all. As I mentioned before, I think this gradual plan is a real winner… I’m looking forward to this week.
Doing my first run tonight – but it is pouring here in NY so I am going to do it on the treadmill. Any experience with doing C25K on the treadmill?
Hey Evan, that’s great news. I run outside, but I’m sure it will go fine on the treadmill. If you eventually transition to running outside I’m guessing i will be a bit more challenging as you’ll have varying hills, wind, etc. to deal with, but the most important thing is to just get started.