16-Week 10K Level 3 (Progression): The Intermediate 80/20 Protocol

Running
10k
Intermediate
5 days/week (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
Power, Pace, HR
Description
Overview
Sample Week

Description

Stop running your easy days too hard and your hard days too easy. Targeted at intermediate runners looking to improve their 10K time, this 16-week plan introduces a critical 5th day of running to build structural resilience and expand VO2 Max-specific pacing. It also transitions your weekend efforts into Endurance Fast Finishes (EFF) to teach your body to hold a strong pace under heavy aerobic fatigue, a key component for 10K mastery. What It Delivers: Exact Zones: A baseline test on Day 1 ...

Structured workout in your watch
This training plan includes

Individualized training with structured workouts

Structured workouts guide you through workouts in real time and deliver a more efficient and effective training session.

Weekly Averages

Days of training
5
Workouts
5
Duration
2.5 hr - 5.5 hr
Distance
12 mi - 30 mi

Overview

Run
82 workouts
56:06:00 hr
13 mi
Bike
16 workouts
08:00 hr
Strength Training
44 workouts
05:36:00 hr
Different sport devices

Supported Apps and Devices

Sync data from popular fitness devices and apps such as Garmin, Apple Watch, Strava, TrainerRoad, COROS and many others.

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Sample Week (3rd week)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

16-Week 10K Level 3 (Progression): The Intermediate 80/20 Protocol

Running
10k
Intermediate
5 days/week (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
Power, Pace, HR
16-Week 10K Level 3 (Progression): The Intermediate 80/20 Protocol
$34.00
  • Apply instantly to your Final Surge calendar. Reuse this plan as much as you want.
  • Sync Structured Workouts to supported devices
  • Daily workout email reminders
Plan Provided by
Fowler Endurance™
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