Beginners Running Program 2
20 Minutes in 10 Weeks
This second beginners running program in my series of run/walk programs is a great one.Two weeks longer than number one, but in the end you will be able to run 20 minutes instead of 15.
So, you'll get from couch to 20 minutes of solid running in only 10 weeks!
With these beginner running programs the important thing is that they ask you to start off easily, and slowly build up your time spent running.
You may find that the first few weeks look way too easy for you.
If that's the case, just start at a point you feel will provide sufficient challenge, whether that'd be week 2, week 3, etc.
Before you start it would be a good idea to check the following pages:
You should really check out the Introduction to the Beginners Running Program page (the link above), but for completeness I will give you two key instructions here as well:
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1 min run |
1 min run |
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1 min run |
5 min walk, 1 min run |
5 min walk, 2 min run |
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3 min run |
5 min walk, 2 min run |
5 min walk, 3 min run |
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4 min run |
4 min walk, 3 min run |
6 min walk, 4 min run |
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3 min walk, 2 min run |
5 min walk, 5 min run |
6 min run |
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3 min walk, 3 min run |
3 min walk, 4 min run |
5 min walk, 6 min run |
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3 min walk, 5 min run |
5 min walk, 6 min run |
3 min walk, 7 min run |
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2 min walk, 6 min run |
2 min walk, 8 min run |
2 min walk, 9 min run |
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1 min walk, 8 min run |
1 min walk, 9 min run |
1 min walk, 5 min run |
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1 min walk, 9 min run |
1 min walk, 10 min run |
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