Couch to 5k (Absolute Beginners)

Running
5k
Beginner
4 days - 5 workouts/week (2 - 4 hours)
Pace
Description
Overview
Sample Week

Description

This 10-week Couch to 5K plan is designed to take complete beginners from walking to confidently running a full 5K. Using a smart, progressive structure rooted in effort-based training, this plan builds your fitness safely and sustainably with four active recovery days and three quality sessions per week. • Active Recovery (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun): Easy walk/run sessions to promote adaptation, support recovery, and build consistency. • Interval Training (Tuesdays): Short bursts of running at a ...

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
5
Duration
2 hr - 4 hr

Overview

Run
46 workouts
20:09:00 hr
29 km
Strength Training
9 workouts
01:03:00 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 (2nd week)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Couch to 5k (Absolute Beginners)

Running
5k
Beginner
4 days - 5 workouts/week (2 - 4 hours)
Pace
Couch to 5k (Absolute Beginners)
$60.00
  • 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
Ian Purcell Coaching
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