5K Training Program

Our first training day is slowly approaching and I am getting more and more excited! Here are the details:

Tuesday nights will be our 'mid-week' run which will last between 30 minutes and 1 hour. We'll work on base fitness and slowly add in more challenges through speed work, hills, and a combination of the two (don't worry... the key is SLOWLY ADD IN). We will meet at my house and use my neighborhood and surrounding areas, we have a few great hills around here! We will meet at 7:00 and go no longer than 8:00 beginning this Tuesday, April 14. (Tuesdays are not mandatory but strongly encouraged).

Sunday evenings will be our 'long run day' in which the focus will solely be to add endurance and distance. We will be increasing the length of our workouts each week and will start with 45 minutes and work up to an hour and a half. Keep in mind that training is progressive; your body is a very efficient machine that will learn and adapt, learn and adapt, so on and so on. We will meet Sunday evenings at 4:00 at either John Ball Park Zoo (Grand Rapids) or Hager Park (Hudsonville) beginning this Sunday April 19.

In the event of rain or poor weather, please check your email and the blog for changes or cancellations. It is not too late to sign up, if you are still interested, simply email me: erin.bremer@yahoo.com. I look forward to seeing you all soon!