2026-09-03
Starting on Sunday, I'm going to be following a 4 week 5k race preparation plan1. I was already planning to follow a different training plan than my previous race preparation, but I'm still annoyed to find that the previous plan is now behind a paywall. The internet is slowly becoming unusable and knowledge is becoming gated.
This plan feels a little bit more intense than the last one, while also being simpler to follow, so I am looking forward to it. It also has built-in strength training days, which I feel a little more prepared for than last time.
My pace in the last race meant that I completed the 5k in just under 40 minutes. My general goal is to complete a 5k within 30 minutes, but I think for this first race back in this season, I just hope to roughly match the 40 minutes from last time.
I'll keep track of my running plan and progress here.