Many runners start race training when Fall begins. What race goals should you create for yourself? Much of it depends on what you did during the summer.
If the majority of your summer workouts have consisted of non running activities such as yoga, swimming, and biking, I hate to tell you that you should not aim for lofty goals in terms of running. That is, unless your Lance Armstrong. However, before he became a biking superstar, he was a runner. I'm sure your cardiovascular system is top notch, but the muscles that you would use for running are not. You might be able to finish a couple good, long runs. However, this might cause you to push too hard and injure yourself. You should aim to finish a 5K or 10K. To train, do fifteen to twenty minutes of easy running, two to three times per week, with a cross training day in between each running day. Do this for two to three weeks. Increase your running time, five to ten minutes for each following week. As you near the end of Fall, you can substitute a cross training day for a running day, if you are planning to finish a 10K. Work on speed if you plan to stick to 5K races.
If you have been a couch potato all summer, your goal should be to get back into the swing of things, to build the discipline to run two to three times per week. Start with ten to fifteen minutes worth of running every other day for the first two weeks. Increase your running by five minutes for each following week. Don't try to race in Fall because you will most likely injure yourself. Keep your racing goal saved for a late fall 5K, but only to finish and not PR.
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