| Completing a 5k race is a great accomplishment within | | | | You need to keep your legs fast with good turnover |
| itself, but, a fast time always makes running fun and | | | | speed. You need the perfect combination of long runs |
| exciting. Crossing the finish line and seeing your new | | | | and speed workouts. Mixing up your long runs with |
| personal record always sends a great feeling of pride | | | | fast intervals, such as, ¼ repeats and ½ repeats |
| through your body. Improving your 5k time can be | | | | with short rest in between each interval would be the |
| tricky and a little more complicated that you may think. | | | | perfect plan. The amount of intervals you do is up to |
| It requires patience, a running plan or guide, and the | | | | how your body feels but I would recommend at least |
| ability to listen to your body. | | | | 3 miles worth. If you work in some fast intervals your |
| When training remembers running a fast 5k doesn't | | | | legs used to a fast pace run and build strength as well |
| come easy and it doesn't happen overnight. It requires | | | | as good turnover. It's the perfect combination to run a |
| patience and hard work. But if you are confident | | | | faster 5k time. |
| enough and willing to work for it you will improve your | | | | Lastly, you need to listen to your body. If you ever |
| 5k time. It may be worth it to find a running partner to | | | | abnormal fatigue, pain, light headed, or irregularities you |
| help you train for that fast 5k time. | | | | need to stop and rest. Your body with tell you when |
| Most people think the longer you train the faster you | | | | enough is enough and you need to listen. If you don't |
| become, but, that is completely false. You need a plan | | | | you can injure yourself and all your hard work will be |
| and your plan must include speed workouts. You can | | | | thrown out the window. If you need an extra rest day |
| run 10 miles every day to prepare for your 5k and you | | | | then you should take the extra rest day and let your |
| will not become a whole lot faster, in fact, in some | | | | body recoup before continuing onto your faster 5k |
| cases you may become slower. When you run long | | | | running plan. Sometimes rest is the most important |
| distances your becomes used to that long slow pace. | | | | thing in long distance running. |