On this page you can generate 10 km training tables for times from 35 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes . The starting point is the target time of your 10 km, so you can set up the table correctly and successfully complete a 10 K. Once the target time has been established, just set some information in the following form to create the 10 km Cross training. Cross training is a great way to add variety to your workout and to stay mentally engaged. Choose a low impact activity, such as cycling, swimming, yoga, or the elliptical machine to supplement your running. Stretching. Running constricts the body’s muscles, which can lead to increased risk of injury. 38 Minute 10K Training Plan Is This Program For You? Before beginning this 38 minute 10K training plan, you should be sure that a 38 minute pace is a reasonable goal for you. You must maintain a 6:08 average pace per mile which is equal to a 3:48 per kilometer pace. Training Program towards a sub 35 minute 10K. T stands for 10K pace development L stands for 5K pace development R = Rest F is for Fartlek. Easy running is important for recovery and preparation before a harder day. Easy is at a pace where you are able to talk [“talk-test”] All quality sessions must be preceded with a warm up and stretching Use your current 10k pace to select the pace targets for the intervals and recoveries from the table below. The pace targets are shown as both mins/km and mins/mile. The interval paces are set as being between current 10k pace and 2% faster than 10k pace. The recovery intervals are set to paces that are 50-70% slower than current 10k pace A 5K is 3.1 miles in distance. Sub-20-min is anything less than 20 minutes. Divided by 3.1 miles, that’s roughly 6.4 minutes per mile. That equals a 6:26 running pace. So, if you run the first 3 miles at 6:26 per mile, you’ll reach the 3-mile mark at 19:18, and then you still got 1/10 of a mile to make it to the end. First, check you can to walk 2 miles (3.2 km) in about 30 minutes. This is based on the idea that walking is more efficient than running up to about 13-14 min/mile (7:30-8:00 min/km) pace [1]. So running slower than 14 min/mile (8:40 min/km) pace is unproductive; you are better off walking. If you can't walk 2 miles in 30 minutes, focus on Start your run with 5 to 10 minutes of easy running, then continue with 15 to 20 minutes of running near your 10K pace (but not at race pace), and finish with 5 to 10 minutes of cooling down. If you're not sure what your 10K pace is, run at a pace that feels "comfortably hard." Interval workouts (IW): After a warm-up, run 400 meters (one lap For most people, it will be better to do 4 x 30-minute runs than one long run and one interval session a week. Think: frequency, volume, speed – in that order. Interval sessions to build speed Hills 6-7 x 1:45-2:00, or, 14 x 45-60secs. *55-60min inc 20min Tempo: gradually build the pace towards tempo pace e.g. 5mins easy, 10mins easy/steady, 5mins steady, 15-20min tempo, 10mins easy/steady, 5-10mins easy. Tempo pace should be between threshold and half marathon pace (see notes below training plan). VOsr. *Note: Remember to enter time as h:mm:ss. So, a 42 minute 10k time would look like: 0:42:00 Warm-up for a 10k You should arrive at the race about 60 minutes (or more) prior to the start time. This will allow you to settle down, find the bathrooms and get in a good warm-up. Run a very easy 15-20 mins, just like you do before all your hard runs, 10 minutes of easy stretching and then 3 x 30 sec strides starting about 35-45 minutes before the race. Overall 10k race strategy You should focus on running a patient and conservative race over the first mile and then attacking the course for the last mile. Interestingly, every world record from the 1500 meters to the marathon has been set running negative splits – running the first half of the race slightly slower than the second half. This means that if you want to ensure that you run the fastest time possible, you don’t want to run the 800 or mile too fast. With the adrenaline and competition, this can be difficult and will require focus. Luckily, you’ve had lots of practice with the pacing, so use your internal clock and your effort to measure. First 2 miles (First 3KM) You should target a pace around 5-10 seconds per mile slower than your goal race pace the first 2 miles. Use the pace calculator above to determine the exact pace. Remember that it will feel “slow” and you might be getting passed by people you want to beat. While it is mentally difficult, this is by the most effective way to run a race and you’ll tear by those people during the last mile. Miles 2-5 (KM 3-8) At 2 miles or so, slightly increase your pace and start looking around and engage the competitors around you. Find a group that is running your pace or a little faster and latch on. Try to relax and keep your focus on staying with the group, not your splits. Use the group and the people around you to help you relax and take your mind of the distance ahead. This is the hardest part of the race as it requires a lot of mental focus and fortitude. Be aware that you need to increase your effort to maintain the same pace or run faster as the race goes on. As you get more tired, it gets more difficult to keep running faster, so you have to try harder. The pace is going to start getting hard around 4 miles; it’s part of racing the 10k, so prepare for it mentally. Keep you mind and body relaxed. Look within yourself and focus on you. Think confident thoughts and repeat confident mantras to yourself; “I am fast, this feels good” or “I am strong”. Every time you feel tired or feel the pace slip, repeat to yourself that you need to refocus and concentrate and get back on pace. Last Mile (Final 2km) With 1 mile to go, keep your head up and start to try and catch people in front of you. Pick one person and focus solely on reeling them in, nothing else. As you pass them, surge and put your eyes on the next person and repeat. Imagine tying a fishing line to their back and reeling them in. Kick hard the last mile and finish fast! If you want more information on 10k training, visit our 5k and 10k training resources page. Triathletes like goals. And most triathletes I know like to have goals not just in triathlon, but in the individual discipline sports too. 10km is possibly the most popular, and easily accessible road-running event distance these days, with large numbers of events all over the country almost every week. For many, breaking 40 minutes for 10km is a reasonable, but often elusive goal. To help you achieve that, Mike Trees (who has himself run under 30 minutes for 10km!), sets out a 12-week plan for you to achieve that target. With the triathlon season drawing to a close for most, how about taking a mental break from the swim / bike / run with a bit of sport-specifc focus to spice things up a bit? Mike is still a pretty handy athlete himself at 50 years of age – he’s just won both the ITU Aquathlon and ITU Sprint Triathlon Age Group World Championships in the 50-54 category! Those that read my article’s regularly will know that I run Open Water Swim UK at Liquid Leisure, Datchet. This year despite the cold and wet we had a record number of swimmers with us and it kept me busy all summer. However, for the next six months my focus changes to running, and I have written this plan for the many people that have asked me for advice on how to break the 40min 10km barrier. Start with a plan In order to achieve your goals you will need to plan, I have already planned my training for the next six months! This is something that constantly amazes my wife, Rieko. I struggle to plan my work life schedule, but when it comes to running I know exactly what my athletes and I need to do every day. If not they have no chance of achieving our goals. This does not mean that we will do everything on the schedule, because it is important to take account of real life factors, such as work, family, friends, illness and injury. However without a plan to work to, an athlete has no framework and so can not hope to make progress. With this I mind I am writing this schedule for anyone who is desperate to break 40 mins for 10km, while holding down a busy job. Firstly you will need to commit at least four hours to your running training a week, this is the minimum to make any real improvement. I have based the training with the main load on Saturday and Sunday, when most people have more free time. Finally I have split it into three “four week blocks” so that there is progression. The theory The training theory is based around the idea that speed is initially more important than endurance. In order to go race pace an athlete must run at race pace during training. If you can not achieve your target pace in training you have no chance in a race. Once you have the right pace then it is time to build up stamina. In each block of training I add a bit more distance. It is a mistake to start doing long slow running with this schedule, as this will just tire you and make it harder to run fast. You will need to train to increase stride length, which is achieved by up hill running or up hill hopping. You will also need to increase cadence, (leg speed), this is done by running with the wind on the flat for about 75 m The stamina will come from track work or interval training, that gets progressively harder. Between each short phase it is important to take an easy week. The phases The phases have been set as three weeks hard, one week easy. This is because the shortest time span that any physiological change can take place is three weeks. If you have more time before your 10 km race, you can repeat each phase of hard work. This will double the length of the programme. If you repeat a “hard phase”, make sure that after every three weeks of hard running you take an easy week. Do not train on one phase for more than six weeks as progress will not happen after that time, without change, our body adapts to the programme, and improvement stops. Run 10km in less than 40 minutes training schedule Below is a 12 week schedule aimed at runners trying to break 40 minutes. It can easily be modified up to a maximum of 24 weeks. Phase One Week 1 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 6x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15mins jog Wednesday Steady run 45mins: include 3,000m at 4min/km pace (if no track do 12mins at 10km race pace) Thursday Easy run 30-45mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals: 12x 400m at race pace 1min 30secs/400m on 2min 30 circle Sunday75-90mins easy running Week 2 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 8x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15mins jog WednesdaySteady run 45mins: include 3,000m at 4min/km pace (if no track do 12mins at 10km race pace) ThursdayEasy run 30-45mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals: 16x 400m at race pace 1min 30secs/400m on 2min 30 circle Sunday75-90mins easy running Week 3 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 10x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15mins jog WednesdaySteady run 45mins: include 3,000m at 4min/km pace (if no track do 12mins at 10km race pace) ThursdayEasy run 30-45mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals: 20x 400m at race pace 1min 30secs/400m on 2min 30 circle Sunday75-90mins easy running Week 4 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run 30mins WednesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 10x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15mins jog ThursdayEasy run 30mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 12x 400m at race pace 1min 30secs/400m on 2min 30 circle Sunday60 mins easy running Phase Two Week 1 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayHills: Hopping: 6-10% hill is perfect (5hops left leg 5hops right leg twice) do 6 times Wednesday Steady run 45mins include 4,000m at 4min/km pace (if no track do 16mins at 10km race pace) Thursday Easy run 45mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 6x 800m at race pace 3min-3:05secs/800m on 4min 30 circle Sunday75-90mins easy running Week 2 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayHills: Hopping: 6-10% hill is perfect (5hops left leg 5hops right leg twice) do 8times WednesdaySteady run 45mins include 4,000m at 4min/km pace (if no track do 16mins at 10km race pace) ThursdayEasy run 30-45mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 8x 800m at race pace 3min-3:05secs/800m on 4min 30 circle Sunday75-90mins easy running Week 3 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayHills: Hopping: 6-10% hill is perfect (5hops left leg 5hops R leg twice) do 10times WednesdaySteady run 45mins include 4,000m at 4min/km pace (if no track do 16mins at 10km race pace) ThursdayEasy run 30-45mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 10x 800m at race pace 3min-3:05secs/800m on 4min 30 circle Sunday75-90mins easy running Week 4 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run 30mins WednesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 10x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15mins jog ThursdayEasy run 30mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 12x 400m at race pace 1min 30secs/400m on 2min 30 circle Sunday60 mins easy running Phase Three Week 1 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING Tuesday45mins easy run Wednesday 8,000m at 4min/km pace aim 32mins Thursday Easy run 30mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 4 x 1,200m at race pace 4:30 to 4:40 /1,200m on 7min Sunday75 mins easy running Week 2 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING Tuesday45mins easy run Wednesday6,000m at 4min/km pace, aim 24mins ThursdayEasy run 30mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 5x 1,200m at race pace 4:30 to 4:40 /1,200m on 7min Sunday60 mins easy running Week 3 MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING Tuesday45mins easy run Wednesday8,000m at 4min/km pace aim 32mins ThursdayEasy run 30mins FridayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING SaturdayIntervals 12x 400m at race pace 1min 30secs/400m on 2min 30 circle Sunday45 mins easy running Week 4 - taper week MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 6x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15 mins jog WednesdayEasy 45 mins run ThursdayEasy run 30mins include 6x75m sprinting walk back FridayOff day. SaturdayJog 20 mins Sunday10KM sub 40 mins race!! Week 4 - taper week MondayOff day: stretching, swim or easy bike – NO RUNNING TuesdayEasy run with sprints: 15mins jog, 6x75m sprinting with a jog back, 15 mins jog WednesdayEasy 45 mins run ThursdayEasy run 30mins include 6x75m sprinting walk back FridayOff day. SaturdayJog 20 mins Sunday10KM sub 40 mins race!! Your expert Mike Trees was a professional triathlete based in Asia. He won the Japanese triathlon championship twice in the 1990’s and was a multiple duathlon national champion. Unknown to many, he also held the British record for Ironman in 1994. However his background is running and amongst his many titles we was British Universities 1,500min champion before starting triathlon and after retiring he won the 10,000m Masters World Championships in 2004. Kordyt Zaprawiony W Bojach Posty: 393 Rejestracja: 20 lis 2016, 18:22 Życiówka na 10k: brak Życiówka w maratonie: brak Trochę pogrzebalem plany i znalazlem coś takiego: ... w-40-minut Jest to plan na 40 min i wg tabel daniellsa powinienem zlamac 40 min na zawodach na 10 km jednak powiem szczerze ze w praktyce wydaje mi sie to dość... nierealne. Ten plan zawiera elementy które wydają się dla mnie zbyt łatwe jak np 1km'etrowe interwaly w tempie 4:00. Ale sa tez elementy które wydaja mi się dość trudne jak narastajace tempo z 4:15 na 3:55 - nie od razu bede umiał taki trwning zrobić. Patrząc po moim ostatnim planie pod maraton to ulegla bardzo duzej poprawie wytrzymalosc na dlugich dystansach ale radzenie sobie z interwalami uleglo tylko nieznacznej poprawie. Myślicie ze to bylby dobry plan ? Dodatkowo dorzucilbym cwiczenia wzmacniające mięśnie nóg. Myślałem też generalnie o lekkim srubowaniu temp jesli te okażą się po czasie zbyt łatwe. 5km - 18:41 ( HM - 1:28:18 ( M - 3:08:32 ( Susanoo Stary Wyga Posty: 223 Rejestracja: 28 gru 2018, 18:32 Życiówka na 10k: 40:28 Życiówka w maratonie: 3:27:44 Lokalizacja: Tilburg/ Jastrzębie-Zdrój Nieprzeczytany post 16 paź 2019, 22:10 A mnie się wydaje że jak masz 5km 18:41 to jak najbardziej powinieneś uwierzyć w to, że dasz rade b@rto Zaprawiony W Bojach Posty: 3107 Rejestracja: 06 sty 2015, 23:07 Życiówka na 10k: 38:38 Życiówka w maratonie: brak Nieprzeczytany post 16 paź 2019, 22:25 Czasami sam wynik z 5 km nie daje gwarancji na udany występ na 10 km. W Twoim przypadku Kordyt jednak i czas z półmaratonu raczej pokazuje, że 40 minut to powinno spokojnie pęknąć. Chyba że to wszystko przed jakąś kontuzją było czy długą przerwą. Ogólnie to ten plan jest taki dość spokojny i uniwersalny. Zastanawia mnie jednak sens takiej jednostki " E 7km + M 1km w 4:10km". Do czego ten kilometr? W tym samym tygodniu jest zapisana jednostka "E 5km + M 8km po 4:15-4:20km" no i to już ma sens. Morderca_z_głębi_lasu Zaprawiony W Bojach Posty: 578 Rejestracja: 02 lis 2016, 14:48 Życiówka na 10k: 35:42 Życiówka w maratonie: 2:54:22 Lokalizacja: Nienack Nieprzeczytany post 16 paź 2019, 23:46 Powinieneś rozmienić 40 minut spokojnie. Pamiętam moją taką próbę. Byłem na poziomie na 5km i ok na HM i pękło, mimo że pierwsze 2 km po wtedy zrobiłem. O treningu nie wiedziałem nic wówczas (teraz niewiele więcej) i poszło. Dasz radę! Kordyt Zaprawiony W Bojach Posty: 393 Rejestracja: 20 lis 2016, 18:22 Życiówka na 10k: brak Życiówka w maratonie: brak Nieprzeczytany post 17 paź 2019, 05:43 Właśnie to 5 km ja nie wiem na ile jest dobrze zmierzone bo bylo zrobione na parkrunie. Niby tam trasa jest zmierzona ale dziwne że mój zegarek ktory z reguły o te 100-300m zawyza długość trasy tutaj pokazuje ze przebieglem nie 5 a 4,75 km wiec sam nie wiem czy ten pomiar jest realny. No to jesli 40 min powinno byc dla mnie osiagalne to może powinienem pod 38 min trenowac ? Tylko ze jest bieda znalezc cos takiego bo albo jest 40 albo 35. Ale jeszcze poszukam. 5km - 18:41 ( HM - 1:28:18 ( M - 3:08:32 ( sochers Zaprawiony W Bojach Posty: 3421 Rejestracja: 16 sty 2014, 10:35 Życiówka na 10k: 44:41 Życiówka w maratonie: 3:59:37 Lokalizacja: Woodge aka Uć Nieprzeczytany post 17 paź 2019, 08:11 Tyy, a co za problem zostawić jednostki z planu na 40 i podciągnąć trochę tempa, żeby ten na 38 były analogiczne do tych na 40? To tak najprościej. Blog, Komentarze & Strava PBs: 1M - 6'09, 3000 - 12'11, 5k - 20'35, 10k - 44'41, HM - 1:47'11, M - 3:59'38 SławekK Stary Wyga Posty: 160 Rejestracja: 22 mar 2013, 08:38 Życiówka na 10k: 38:24 Życiówka w maratonie: 3:12:39 Lokalizacja: Mława Nieprzeczytany post 17 paź 2019, 08:52 Kordyt pisze:Tylko ze jest bieda znalezc cos takiego bo albo jest 40 albo 35. Ale jeszcze poszukam. Przesłałem Ci na priv linka do planu pod 10 km od 60 min do 30 co 2 min (link do konkurencyjnego portalu więc nie będę tu wrzucał ), wybierzesz co chcesz, ale ja na twoim miejscu próbowałbym bardziej 38 niż 40. b@rto Zaprawiony W Bojach Posty: 3107 Rejestracja: 06 sty 2015, 23:07 Życiówka na 10k: 38:38 Życiówka w maratonie: brak Nieprzeczytany post 17 paź 2019, 15:01 A ja, o szalony!, po prostu bym pobiegł w ten czy następny weekend czy jeszcze za tydzień jakąś dyszkę i wiedział czy jestem na sub 40 czy nie jestem. Tylko nie zacząć po 3:50 pierwszych dwóch kilometrów i będzie wiadomo. Jak parkrun nie wiadomo jak domierzony, to rzeczywiście może być 4,8 km i już masz dobre 40 sekund dodane.