Why the 5km Fad was Destined to Fail...

How to Run a 5k…

Before anybody loses it... I LOVE running. I did it for years and we prescribe it with some of our clients.🏆 However there is a reason why the 5km nomination trend only lasted so long... 🧐

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It wasnt that people ran out of goodwill to give money to charity...

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Or that we are a lazy population...

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Its simple...

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For the majority of the population. It is just too much!

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A lot of people either came out of it feeling as if they:

❌Hated running

❌Felt like their body was broken in the following days.

❌Didn't feel any sense of achievement from it.

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It sounds like nothing... a simple 5km.

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But if I asked you to swim 20 lengths you might look like ive lost it...🏊🏿‍♀️

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Its the same thing.

It was just too much too soon.

So what do you have to do to make it "easier".

Here we go...

🔥MAKE RUNNING A HABIT:🔥

What has been done wrong so far is:

❌People running after not running for so long. Therefore too much volume too soon.

❌Running for distance rather than duration.

(5km for someone experienced may take 25 minutes. Inexperienced 40 minutes. That means you are doing double the work than someone who is "quicker"🤯 Meaning YOU are doing more! 🤯)

WHAT TO DO:

✅Go for duration and time one your feet.

✅Running 2 times a week with your Strength training and conditioning is more than enough.

✅Start at 20 minutes on week 1. (then add 10% every week) 20 - 22 - 24 - 27 - 30 mins.

✅Walk and Jog it.

✅Enjoy it!

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Still want to do you 5km route? Thats fine...

Do it once now.

5 weeks time after adhering to the above guidelines.

Try it again...

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Then tell me how you got on🔥

Leave your competitive self at the door as you head off on your runs.

P.S

If your not sure... reach out for help if you want to chat for 15 minutes!