I can only run run 30-40 mpw due to playing another sport (football/soccer) and I wanna improve at the 5k, what should my week look like?
Anyone have any experience with doing running and other sports and still improving?
I guess just do lots of quality? What is the shortest I can get away with for a long run?
Anyone got any links to good 5k training threads (5k doesn't register on search)?
Cheers.
Stop trying to play multiple sports and be mediocre at all of them. Choose the sport your best at and go from there.
F*** that, I like both so I'm gonna do both.
I'm no pro so who cares if I'm not the best I can be at both, I just wanna have some fun.
If you've got nothing constructive to say then do one.
try to space out your workouts for these sports so you have enough time to recover between work outs. if you have soccer in the afternoon, run in the morning. this way you can do all you need to do for both sports. i did this in high school.
use your running training to support your football and maintain strength and stamina for the game. Train seriously for running and just enjoy the variety of playing soccer as a team event.
So you should try and run every day if possible am or pm. Average 6 miles and alternate between steady and faster tempo style runs. Once a week put in a long run of say 12 miles. For strength and speed do a regular fartlek session of a 1 hour fast/steady road session with a few hills thrown in, You need to enjoy running and be motivated and disciplined to improve on the 5k circuit. Use soccer as a relief to the demands of regular training runs.
Soccer is quite a bit of short bursts of speed and helps with agility. Running wise id stick to 2 threshold runs a week (one long, one short) occasionally strong up hill runs a few miles long. The rest pretty easy runs. Every other week race or time trial from 800 to 10k. Have fun.
You have to watch your running form. Soccer and competitive running are opposites in terms of running form.
In running, you want to run tall with your hips forward. If you try to run like that during a soccer match you will be knocked to the ground immediately.
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