Running Tips & Training
Intermediate 5K Training Plan: 7 Weeks to Hit Your Goal Pace
Intermediate 5K Training Plan: 7 Weeks to Hit Your Goal Pace
Already running a few miles but stuck at the same pace? This 7-week plan uses Goal 5K Pace zones — Easy, Tempo, and Interval — to break the "medium effort every day" plateau and build real speed, with a full week-by-week schedule and race-day pacing strategy.
By Stephen Gendreau
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