Building up for a Half Marathon: Week 5
Week 5’s has us completing a threshold session with some cruise intervals while adding some speed opener intervals at the end.
- WU: 10-20 min progressive build pace
- 2 x 5k at Half Marathon to 10k Race pace.
- 5-10 min recovery between each 5k interval
- 6 x 800m at 5k race pace race pace with 1 min recovery between
- CD: 10+ min
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Check back next Tuesday for Key session # 6. Click here to review the full series.
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