![]() If you’re currently doing a few short runs per week, then four months will be just enough time to “climb the ladder” from 5K to the marathon. Feel free to stop when you reach the 5K, follow the journey all the way until the end-or run your final race anywhere in between! The 16-week schedule includes a 5K at week 4, a 10K at week 8, a half marathon at week 12 and a marathon at week 16. In this build-up training plan, you can choose how far you wish to go. 5k To Marathon: Pick Your Training Poison You can choose to stop at whatever distance you wish, but if you are game to run all the distances in your year of racing, this is the training plan to guide your journey. ![]() This 16 week program will take you from a 5k to marathon distance by way 10k, 13.1 along the way. Your 10K training then creates a nice base for half-marathon training, which in turn is the perfect platform to tackle a marathon. ![]() The routine you develop in the process will be your springboard to the next level. And she wasn’t alone in her tactic: Elite marathon runners commonly race at ascending distances over the course of a season.Įven if you’re not prepping to medal at an international event, it’s easy to see why this technique makes sense: A good way to get in shape for a 10K is to train to complete a 5K. ![]() To prepare for the 2012 Olympics, Kara Goucher raced a 10K in March and a half marathon in June before toeing the line for the full 26.2-mile race in London. Racing your way up the distances from 5k to marathon distance is not altogether a bad idea. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! ![]()
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