12-Week 5K Masters (Veteran) Plan: The Rolling 80/20 Protocol

Running
5k
All
4 days/week (2.5 - 4.5 hours)
Power, Pace, HR
Description
Overview
Sample Week

Description

Stop running your easy days too hard and your hard days too easy. Targeted at Master's athletes (40+) or runners who require more recovery time, this plan abandons the traditional 7-day calendar in favor of a highly effective 9-Day Rolling Microcycle. A standard 7-day week forces you to cram two hard interval sessions and a long run into just a few days, often outpacing your body's recovery. By stretching the cycle to 9 days, you are guaranteed an expansive 48 to 72 hours of active recovery ...

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
4
Workouts
4
Duration
2.5 hr - 4.5 hr
Distance
13 mi - 25 mi

Overview

Run
57 workouts
40:58:00 hr
7 mi
Bike
18 workouts
09:00 hr
Strength Training
26 workouts
03:18:00 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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Apple Watch logo
Strava logo
Trainer Road logo
COROS logo

Sample Week (3rd week)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

12-Week 5K Masters (Veteran) Plan: The Rolling 80/20 Protocol

Running
5k
All
4 days/week (2.5 - 4.5 hours)
Power, Pace, HR
12-Week 5K Masters (Veteran) Plan: The Rolling 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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