Revolutionary training routine needed

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12 years ago 06/19/2011 5:01pm EDT

I am finally done with college and looking forward to continuing my training after college. I've read Daniel's, Lydiard, and the like and would like to find a rediculious training plan to follow. Something weird like Seb Coe's 20 miles a week all sub 5 minute miles, Gerry Lindgren's 300 mpw, and/or the runner who walked a few miles ran 800m all out then walked a few more miles twice a day (don't recall the name).

Rules: It should probably involve running in some form, be original, and be geared for the 5k.

GO!

12 years ago 06/19/2011 5:14pm EDT

re: PosterCollegian

run until you can't anymore... everyday... twice.

12 years ago 06/19/2011 5:22pm EDT

re: PosterCollegian

Two Week cycle

Week 1:

60-60-90-60-60-40-100(minutes) All running very slow except last mile which is all out for every run except the 40. You can make the last mile the second to last mile if you want to jog down a mile at the end. For the 40, include 4x100+4x50 meter strides all out either during the run or after it. Full recovery between.

Week 2:

40-40-60-40-40-TT-Off

All 40 minute runs include 4-5 miles between tempo and "marathon" pace. Time trial distance whatever you want but never trial the same distance twice in a month. Range (400 meters-5 miles). 60 minute run easy.

12 years ago 06/19/2011 5:24pm EDT

re: PosterCollegian

I think you should give crash training a shot... it almost... kind of makes sense and it is for sure interesting. Basically you run 2-7 days of double mileage and then take equal time and run half the mileage you would have.

You could also do solely interval training. Like 70x200 for aerobic days and then 50x 400 or for some threshold and just mess around. Basically never running longer than ... say 3 minutes? at a time. I'd be kind of cool then to run a decent 5k and say that your regular training runs are usually 1/5 as long as the race.

12 years ago 06/19/2011 5:27pm EDT

re: Jabbles

Okay I thought of another fun one.

See how fast you can get off cross training only. No running except... I guess water running is okay.

Or see how fast you can get of lifting only.

Cheers!

12 years ago 06/19/2011 5:51pm EDT

re: Jabbles

You could just do Paavo. It's mainly a (stupid) high school training program that does a lot of thresholds and runs all the easy runs fast. If you don't have much time to run and feel like working hard, try Paavo.

12 years ago 06/19/2011 7:54pm EDT

re: PosterCollegian

3x beer mile as a workout. done once or twice a week. it'll make running 3xmile seem like a cake-walk

take your goal time for the 5k and start at a small interval (lets say 200m) then run that interval at your desired pace, then everytime you do the workout, you increase the interval 400m, 600m, 800m, etc. at your goal pace until by the end you're running 5000m at your goal pace... right? I estimate you'll be running whatever time you want within exactly 25 weeks

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