5K training program for running moms

I know it’s been a while, but here is finally my second post in the series for running moms, with a suggested training program for a 5K run. As mentioned already in my previous post with general advice for beginning running moms, it is important to only use this program as a guideline and to make your own adjustments where necessary taking into consideration your available time and energy levels. You can increase or decrease activity, try to do a shorter program if you’ve already been active previously (e.g. by starting in week 3 or 4) or take much more than the suggested 8 weeks to prepare for a 5K distance, even take a break for a week or 2 if needed – just make sure you feel good with your level of activity! 

Running moms: training programs and some general advice

Are you a mom and have you ever tried to find a training program for a specific running distance (e.g. 10K, half marathon, etc.) that would fit into your busy daily life? If you have, it’s possible you stopped right there when realizing that you would not even be able to complete the first week of the program, let alone continue with it for several weeks or months. Most training programs you can find online have only 1 or 2 resting days per week and at least 5 workouts per week including runs as well as cross training sessions. Some lucky moms might have enough discipline, energy and family support to be able to actually complete these training programs, but for most of us it would not be realistic to set a goal of 5 or 6 training sessions per week. This is why I’ve decided to dedicate several posts to suggested training programs for moms who would like to start running, train for a specific distance or increase their running distance in general, but who do not have time (or energy!) for so many training sessions per week. In this first post I’ll give some general advice for beginning runners / beginning running moms. In following posts, I’ll be including training programs for 5K and 10K distances as well as for a half marathon (21K).