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Hi everyone, this is my first post
Backdrop: I've been running for 18 months now, and did my first race (5k on road) 12 months ago in 24:19. I go to an athletics club twice per week and do 2.4 - 4.8k worth of sprints, lift weights twice per week, and do steady runs 2-3 times per week (on a good week that is!!). And i've also done several 2-3k races since then.
I have just recently completed the same race as i did 12 months ago (5k) in 22:25, so i managed to knock off nearlly 2mins (which i'm really happy about! :d ).
I would love to complete the same race in 12 months in sub 20 mins! (as this would put me in the top 8-9 runners in our club), and my ultimate goal is to run it sub 18 mins (as this would put me in our 'A' catagory in our club).
Question: I've heard of the term 'training cycle' before, but can't find any usefull info on the web. Plz could anyone explain this concept to me/ possible giv me a rough guide based on my profile? It would be very greatly appreciated! Thanx (btw, i currently complete 16-20 miles per week (incl 3-6 miles of 'quality' interval running))
Backdrop: I've been running for 18 months now, and did my first race (5k on road) 12 months ago in 24:19. I go to an athletics club twice per week and do 2.4 - 4.8k worth of sprints, lift weights twice per week, and do steady runs 2-3 times per week (on a good week that is!!). And i've also done several 2-3k races since then.
I have just recently completed the same race as i did 12 months ago (5k) in 22:25, so i managed to knock off nearlly 2mins (which i'm really happy about! :d ).
I would love to complete the same race in 12 months in sub 20 mins! (as this would put me in the top 8-9 runners in our club), and my ultimate goal is to run it sub 18 mins (as this would put me in our 'A' catagory in our club).
Question: I've heard of the term 'training cycle' before, but can't find any usefull info on the web. Plz could anyone explain this concept to me/ possible giv me a rough guide based on my profile? It would be very greatly appreciated! Thanx (btw, i currently complete 16-20 miles per week (incl 3-6 miles of 'quality' interval running))