This is the book that I used to become a runner! Back in 2011, I never knew I would be a runner. Four years later I don't know what I would do without my stress reliever of running. Below is the 12-week plan that I used! P.S. I love running now!!!
12 week
running program
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Week 1:
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walk 10, (run 1 walk 2) X4, walk 10
<3 days>
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Week 2:
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walk 10, (run 2 walk 2) X3, walk 10
<3 days>
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Week 3:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 2 min, Walk
1 min) X 4, Cool Down 10 minutes [32 minutes total] <3 days>
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Week 4:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 3 min, Walk
1 min) X4, Cool Down 10 minutes [36 minutes total] <2 days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 3 min, Walk
1 min) X5, Cool Down 10 minutes [40 minutes total] <3rd day>
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Week 5:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 4 min, Walk
2 min) X4, Cool Down 10 minutes [44 minutes total] <2 days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 4 min, Walk
1 min) X5, Cool Down 10 minutes [45 minutes total] <3rd day>
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Week 6:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 4 min, Walk
1 min) X6, Cool Down 10 minutes [50 minutes total] <2 days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 5 min, Walk
1 min) X5, Cool Down 10 minutes [50 minutes total] <3rd day>
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Week 7:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 5 min, Walk
1 min) X6, Cool Down 10 minutes [56 minutes total] <2 days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, (Run 6 min, Walk
1 min) X5, Cool Down 10 minutes [55 minutes total] <3rd day>
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Week 8:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 1 mile, Walk
5 minutes, (Run 6 min, Walk 1 min) X3, Cool Down 10 minutes [50 minutes] <2
days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 1 mile, Walk
5 minutes, Run 1 mile, Cool Down 10 minutes [45 minutes] <3rd day>
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Week 9:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 1.5 miles,
Cool Down 10 minutes [35 minutes] <1 day>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 1.5 miles,
Walk 5 minutes, Run 1/2 mile, Cool Down 10 minutes [40 minutes] <1 day>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 2 miles,
Cool Down 5 minutes [35 minutes] <1 day>
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Week 10:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 2 miles,
Cool Down 5 minutes [35 minutes] <2 days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 2.5 miles,
Cool Down 5 minutes [40 minutes] <1 day>
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Week 11:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 2 miles,
Cool Down 10 minutes [40 minutes] <2 days>
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 3 miles,
Cool Down 5 minutes [45 minutes] <1 day>
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Week 12:
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Warm Up 10 minutes, Run 2 miles,
Cool Down 10 minutes [40 minutes] <2 day>
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Race Day