Ten weeks to your first 10K, starting from a base you almost certainly already have. You run 4 days a week. One recovery run, two easy runs, and a long run on Saturday that grows from 3 miles to 6 across the plan. A short strength session and one optional cross-training day sit alongside them, and the cross-training is genuinely optional. Everything runs at an easy, conversational effort. There are no zones to learn and no paces to hit, because at this stage the thing that makes you a 10K ...