The 10K is believed to be distance that
gives you a marker for all events; above 10Km, that you may
attempt. In the early 80's many of the leading 10K athletes
stepped up to the marathon with success.
This section will be developed solely for the improvement
of your 10km Personal Best [ PB ]. In order for you
to achieve success at this distance, there are certain elements
in your training that have to be taken into consideration,
so that you are able to race the distance to your full potential.
These elements are the dynamics to a successful program,
and the balance between your lifestyle and training is of
the utmost importance. We will take it 'foregranted'
that most of the persons who will be attempting these programs
are not 'professional' athletes and have to hold down a daily
job. Yep, that's life.
Now there are no real secrets to a 10k training program.
You need to apply the following to your training; in your
schedule you need to add the quality of running at the 10K
pace, you hope to achieve. Then you also have to be running
at 5K pace and then added to this is a long run 1.5 to 2 times
the 10K distance. This long run will be measured in 'time
on feet' and not at pace.
The more developed the athlete, the more quality and quantity
the program will have. We will be providing the following
programs :
The sub 31min to follow with time.
Well, you have come this far .. however there are at least 3 to 4 components missing from these programs .. we will now begin to introduce these components which make the program an even greater success :
