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Walk 5k Training Plan

Training Plan Overview

The 5K Walk Training Plan is a perfect plan for those who want to get active and train to walk a 5K event. The program starts with four walking workouts of 15-20 minutes and gradually progresses to walking 40-60 minutes five times per week in ten weeks! It's fun, it's fast and it's the perfect way to get fit.

Follow this plan on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with alerts each day to help you complete the program showing routes each day. Learn more about our Walk 5k Training App.

Training Plan Mileage Chart

Weekly Overview

Click on a week number to see the daily descriptions for that week. Enter a race date below to customize the plan for an upcoming race. Once you've settled on a plan, drag this link to your bookmarks for easy reference. My 5k training plan

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 1 Aug 19	Aug 19 Walk 20 mins	Aug 20 Rest	Aug 21 Walk 20 mins	Aug 22 Rest	Aug 23 Walk 15 mins	Aug 24 Walk 20 mins	Aug 25 Rest
Week 2 Aug 26	Aug 26 Walk 20 mins	Aug 27 Rest	Aug 28 Walk 20 mins	Aug 29 Rest	Aug 30 Walk 15 mins	Aug 31 Walk 25 mins	Sep 1 Rest
Week 3 Sep 2	Sep 2 Walk 20 mins	Sep 3 Rest	Sep 4 Walk 25 mins	Sep 5 Rest	Sep 6 Walk 15 mins	Sep 7 Walk 30 mins	Sep 8 Rest
Week 4 Sep 9	Sep 9 Walk 25 mins	Sep 10 Rest	Sep 11 Walk 25 mins	Sep 12 Rest	Sep 13 Walk 20 mins	Sep 14 Walk 35 mins	Sep 15 Rest
Week 5 Sep 16	Sep 16 Walk 25 mins	Sep 17 Rest	Sep 18 Walk 30 mins	Sep 19 Rest	Sep 20 Walk 25 mins	Sep 21 Walk 40 mins	Sep 22 Rest
Week 6 Sep 23	Sep 23 Walk 30 mins	Sep 24 Walk 25 mins	Sep 25 Walk 30 mins	Sep 26 Rest	Sep 27 Walk 25 mins	Sep 28 Walk 45 mins	Sep 29 Rest
Week 7 Sep 30	Sep 30 Walk 30 mins	Oct 1 Walk 25 mins	Oct 2 Walk 35 mins	Oct 3 Rest	Oct 4 Walk 25 mins	Oct 5 Walk 50 mins	Oct 6 Rest
Week 8 Oct 7	Oct 7 Walk 35 mins	Oct 8 Walk 25 mins	Oct 9 Walk 40 mins	Oct 10 Rest	Oct 11 Walk 30 mins	Oct 12 Walk 60 mins	Oct 13 Rest
Week 9 Oct 14	Oct 14 Walk 40 mins	Oct 15 Walk 25 mins	Oct 16 Walk 40 mins	Oct 17 Rest	Oct 18 Walk 30 mins	Oct 19 Walk 50 mins	Oct 20 Rest
Week 10 Oct 21	Oct 21 Walk 40 mins	Oct 22 Walk 25 mins	Oct 23 Walk 35 mins	Oct 24 Rest	Oct 25 Walk 20 mins	Oct 26 Rest	Oct 27 5K Race!

Warning

Based on your selected race date you should have started training on Aug 19, 2012. If you didn't you shouldn't start this training plan without consulting a coach. Unless you've been working out at a level consistent with the scheduled workouts so far you risk injury or death by following the training plan.

Disclaimer

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